The sun is coming alive once again!  The past few days sunspot 1084 has given us quite an amazing view with its pinwheel structure.

Please keep sending in your images!

Eduard Garcia-Ribera of Balaguer, Spain shot these images July 1st using his Lunt Solar Wedge and Lunt LS100T!

Check out the rest of Eduard’s solar images using his Lunt gear at www.astroedu.net!

Visible Light: ED 100+ PM 2.5x + LUNT Herschel Wedge+continuum+DMK31.

Halpha: LS100T + PM 2.5x + DMK31

About Lunt Solar Systems LLC…

Lunt Solar Systems is a manufacturing and sales facility located in Tucson, Arizona. Lunt Solar design, fabricate, assemble, and test solar telescopes and solar filters. Whether you are looking for a dedicated solar telescope or a solar filter for attachment to you own astronomy telescope, we can help. Solar telescopes models start at $499 for an LS35T (telescope) or the only slightly more expensive LS50F (filter), all the way thru the 152T and the 160F. Solar observing is both fun and educational. Don’t miss out on Solar Maximum. Feel free to contact us with question or comments and we’d be happy to help.

Here is an article submitted by Jerry Farrar. The LS152T was used with the Hydrogen-alpha module and in White Light mode using the Lunt Wedge… Jerry and Alan put their LS152T and LS60T/PT to good use during the daylight hours..

…”Hello All,

After receiving the LS152H-aPT I headed to the Messier Marathon with Alan Strauss during March 12th,13, and 14th.

Alan took his LS60H-a PT, TEC140, Lunt Herschel Wedge, Celestron 9.25, a CGEM and his personal tripod with his Disc Mount. I took (along with the LS152) my Celestron 9.25, Lunt Herschel Wedge, and a CGEM mount. It was memorable to say the least.

Not only did the LS152 and LS60 impress all who shared the experience of observing the Sun, but the Sun itself decided to excite everyone by exposing an enormous prominence on it’s north west limb along with a very active region (11054).
We got to watch as the Sun blew the large prominence from the limb. And it did just that, the prominence did a somersault as it departed from the limb and was visible even at 300,000 mile from the limb before it dissipated.

What was amazing was how much detail we could see with the LS152, including using high magnification (100+pwr).The magnetic field lines within the Prominence were seen in clear detail. And what we saw within the active region can hardly be described. We could observe the fibrils and magnetic field lines as they arced away from the large spots within the plage and could observe in real time as the region began the brighten and change structure.

The spicules could be seen changing with careful observation. It was like being there ( but it was good to be 93 million miles away)!
Alan put his Lunt Herschel Wedge on the TEC140 and we got the best of both worlds (or should I say Star). The detail in observing the spots within the active region was just amazing. The umbra and penumbra around the spots looked like threads of fingers immerging from the blackness of the umbras.
We could pick out detail estimated to be ~450 miles in size. Half the size of average granulation!

Both Alan and I were actually taking a tour of the Sun in H-a and white light. Truly amazing! We both did sketches of the Sun in the photosphere and chromosphere. There was much to see and a lot to share, but overall this was an experience we will never forget.

Oh, by the way, we also did our night observing ……..guess what we talked about!

Best regards,

Jerry Farrar….

Feedback like this is truely appreciated! Thanks Jerry for taking the time to provide some comments, and enjoy your scope!!

The Lunt 2″ White Light Solar Wedge is ready for shipping!!

The Lunt White Light Solar Wedge provides superior White Light views of the Sun.

The Lunt Wedge is designed to replace the standard diagonal at the rear end
of your refracting telescope. Unlike front mounted filters the Wedge
transmits a safe level of full spectrum light providing true white light
views.

The Lunt Wedge contains a fully integrated heat trap. The heat is allowed to
pass thru the prism and is directed to the rear end of the Wedge. At the
rear of the Wedge you will note a red disk. This disk serves to absorb the
heat and prevent internal reflection of the residual light. The fins act to
pull cooler air thru the rear part of the system as the heat sink heat up.
This convection will keep the heat sink from getting too hot.

Price: US$288.00

Includes:

• 2″ White Light Solar Wedge
• 2″ ND3 Pre-installed Filter
• Metal Carrying Case
• Die cut foam with room for accessories

Recommended Accessories:

• 2″ Polarizing Filter set (US$149)
• 2″ to 1.25″ Reducer for 1.25″ Eyepieces (US$20)
• Lunt Zoom Eyepiece (US$149)

Visit: http://luntsolarsystems.com/catalog-Optical-Accessories.html for more info.

About Lunt Solar Systems LLC…

Lunt Solar Systems is a manufacturing and sales facility located in Tucson, Arizona. Lunt Solar design, fabricate, assemble, and test solar telescopes and solar filters. Whether you are looking for a dedicated solar telescope or a solar filter for attachment to you own astronomy telescope, we can help. Solar telescopes models start at $499 for an LS35T (telescope) or the LS50F (filter) all the way thru the 152T and the 160F. Solar observing is both fun and educational. Don’t miss out on Solar Maximum. Feel free to contact us with question or comments and we’d be happy to help.