The sun has slowly been starting to kick up once again and imagers across the globe have been capturing amazing shots!

Peter Desypris of Greece shot these awesome up close images using his LS60THa Double Stack.

Please keep sending in your images and we will post them here on our blog!

The addition of a secondary front-mounted interference filter and the upgrade of the rear trimming filter  transforms the LS60THa visual package into a superb visually enhanced instrument with the ability to also image the Sun utilizing basic camera equipment.

Adding the front filter provides a view of the Sun in virtual 3D. An active ball of churning boiling gasses that spew from the surface in what can be violent eruptions. Cause and effect can be viewed and imaged in real time.

An upgrade to the visual system, which comes standard with the pressure tuning system, puts a research grade instrument into the hands of the observer and the imager.

True Doppler Tuning (Pressure Tuning) allows for a shift into and away from the user, adding a 3D like component to the viewing experience. While it has minimal effect on proms due to their being at the edge of the disk, it does have an effect on filaments and active regions on the surface.  While looking at a filament at the center of the Sun the user has the ability to Doppler shift from the base of the filament to the tip, following the filament thru it’s structure toward you and away from you, allowing for enhanced visual and imaging capability for the observer as well as a research tool for the avid hobbyist.  The pressure tuning system provides an order of magnitude more precision to the tuning of the desired features.

Probably the only Solar Telescope you will ever need.

Package Features…

• Ultra-Narrow Band Hydrogen-alpha (656.28nm) Dedicated System.
• A 60mm refractor based system with additional 50mm aperture secondary removable filter.
• Dual etalons with Pressure Tuner allows for <0.5 Angstrom bandpass, providing 3D like enhanced surface detail.
• The larger rear trimming filter allows for imaging with most basic camera equipment.
• The system includes the clamshell with threaded holes for mounting, dust caps, and is delivered in 2 Aluminum re-enforced cases.
• An eyepiece is NOT included, and although any eyepiece will work, we recommend the Lunt Zoom.
• Additional accessories maybe required (see below). Please ask your dealer.

LS60THa (with Pressure Tuner & Double Stacked) Specifications:

• Type: Dual Interference Etalon
• Tuning: Internal Pressure Tune (Doppler True Tuning) and front Tilt
• Aperture: 60mm (Scope) 50mm (Filter)
• Focal Length: 500mm
• F Ratio: 8.3
• Bandpass: <0.5 Angstroms @ 656nm
• Focuser: 2″ Crayford with 10:1 fine adjustment (standard) or 2″ Feather Touch with 10:1 (upgrade)
• Mounting: Integrated clamshell style with 1/4-20 tapped base
• Color: Pearl White with Black and Red accents
• Diagonal: B1200 Blocking Filter
• Storage: 2 Aluminum finished hard case with fitted foam
• Weight: 6.6lbs (Scope) 2.5lbs (Filter)
• Skill level: Intermediary thru advanced
• Starting at: US$2,894.00

LS60THa Packages – Double-Stacked with Pressure Tuner

The LS60THa with Pressure Tuner & additional 50mm external unobstructed etalon is available with two different focusers.  Below is a list of options and their prices:

LS60THaDS50/B1200CPT
* Double Stacked system with B1200 imaging upgraded blocking filter and standard 2″ Crayford focuser
Retail Price: US$2,894.00

LS60THa50DS/B1200FPT
* Double Stacked system with B1200 imaging upgraded blocking filter and upgraded 2″ Feathertouch focuser
Retail Price: US$3,314.00

These part numbers can be looked up in the Price List or call for more information.

Optional Accessories: (see “accessories”)

• Sun Finder: Televue Sol Searcher
• Mounting: Lunt 6″ Dovetail
• Eyepiece: Lunt Zoom Eyepiece

You may also be interested in:

LS80THa/PT (see “New LS80T/PT“)

LS100THa (see “LS100T“)

LS152THa (see “LS152T“)

Pre-orders will be shipped in the order they are received.
Prices are subject to change without notice.

Customer Solar Images:

• Almir Germano
• Craig & Tammy Temple
• Malco Precision
• Gerald Miller
• Enes Delijanin
• Your Image Gallery here?

For more images visit the Lunt Solar Image Gallery

No-one brings you closer to our nearest Star than Lunt Solar Systems… the next generation of Solar Instrumentation.

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 $598 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.

Lunt LS60THa Solar Telescope

Perfect for Educational Facilities and Beginner thru Advanced Users

The LS60THa is a complete Solar Telescope. The refractor based system has a precision aligned singlet chromatical lens with a 60mm aperture. The front singlet lens reduces half the stray light of an achromat , fully eliminating the possibility of on-axis coma, astigmatism, de-centering aberrations, and provides, with the matched collimation lens set, a full spherical corrected flat-field Solar Telescope. The focal length is 500mm providing a ~4.5 mm image thru a 6mm blocking filter. Fine adjustment is achieved with a Crayford style focuser or feather touch focuser with 10:1 reduction standard. An internal etalon with tune adjustment allows for a <0.8 Angstrom bandpass.

LS60THa Specifications: (single stacked)

• Optical Aperture: 60mm
• Etalon: Internal <0.75 Angstrom
• Tuning: Tilt
• Image Scale: 273
• Focal Length: 500mm
• F Ratio: 8.3
• Focuser: 2″ Crayford with 10:1 fine adjustment (standard) or 2″ Feather Touch with 10:1 (upgrade)
• Mounting: Integrated clamshell style with 1/4-20 tapped base
• Storage: Aluminum finished hard case with fitted foam
• Weight: 6 lb.
• Starting at: US$948

LS60THa Packages…

The Lunt Solar Systems LS60THa solar telescope with tilt tuning is available in several variations, including double-stacked models.  Below is a list of choices and their prices.

LS60THa
* Standard system with 2″ Crayford focuser.  Requires Blocking Filter, sold separately. (see “blocking filters”)
Retail Price: US$948.00

LS60THa/B600C
* Standard system with B600 visual use blocking filter & 2″ Crayford focuser
Retail Price: US$1,296.00

LS60THa/B600FT
* Standard system with B600 visual use blocking filter and upgraded 2″ 10:1 Feathertouch focuser
Retail Price: US$1,716.00

LS60THa/B1200C
* Standard system with B1200 imaging blocking filter & 2″ Crayford focuser
Retail Price: US$1,596.00

LS60THa/B1200FT
* Standard system with B1200 imaging blocking filter and upgraded 2″ 10:1 Feathertouch focuser
Retail Price: US$2,016.00

LS60THaDS50/B600C
*Standard system with B600 visual blocking filter, 2″ Crayford focuser, and additional 50mm etalon.
Retail Price: US$2294.00

LS60THaDS50/B600FT
*Standard system with B600 visual blocking filter, 2″ Feathertouch focuser, and additional 50mm etalon.
Retail Price: US$2714.00

LS60THaDS50/B1200C
*Standard system with B1200 imaging blocking filter, 2″ Crayford focuser, and additional 50mm etalon.
Retail Price: US$2594.00

LS60THaDS50/B1200FT
*Standard system with B1200 imaging blocking filter, 2″ Feathertouch focuser, and additional 50mm etalon.
Retail Price: US$3014.00

Please Note:  The LS60THa is also available with a pressure tuning system, or a pressure tuner & additional externally mounted 50mm unobstructed etalon (double-stacking) for <0.5A views.  Click the links to see Lunt 60mm Solar Telescopes with Pressure Tuner Adjustment, or Lunt 60mm Double-Stacked Solar Telescopes with Pressure Tuner.

Optional Accessories: (see “accessories”)

• Sun Finder: Televue Sol Searcher
• Mounting: Lunt 6″ Dovetail
• Eyepiece: Lunt Zoom Eyepiece

Orders will be shipped in the order they are received.

Prices are subject to change without notice.

Customer Solar Images:

• John Chumack
• Andreas Murner
• Hans-Ulrich Küster
• Laszlo Bakos
• Michael Kunze
• Savio Fong
• Mikael Johannesen
• Jose Munoz
• Bill Schlein
• Pepe Manteca
• Albert Tsang
• Peter Desypris
• Geert Vandenbulcke
• Fernando Pinheiro Guimaraes
• John O’Neal
• Yves Frey
• Silverio Recalcati
• Steve Riegel
• Chad Rademan
• Stephen Yeathermon
• André van der Hoeven
• Your image gallery here?

For more images visit the Lunt Solar Image Gallery

No-one brings you closer to our nearest Star than Lunt Solar Systems… the next generation of Solar Instrumentation.

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 $598 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.

The Lunt LS60THa/PT  is the perfect solar telescope for beginners as well as intermediate users

As the Sun enters Solar Maximum over the next few years, the excitement of viewing our Star thru a dedicated Solar telescope is sure to provide many many hours of visual enjoyment and educational insights.

This package is fully upgradeable at any time without ever having to go back to the factory.  As the Sun becomes increasingly more active, you will appreciate that the instrument can grow right along with it.

Lunt LS60THa solar telescopes with a pressure tuner provides the basic essentials perfect for a first time introduction to Daytime Solar Observing, while also including the newest technology for fine tuning, allowing basic research of the Sun’s disk and some surface details.

True Doppler Tuning (Pressure Tuning) allows for a shift into and away from the user, adding a 3D like component to the viewing experience. While it has minimal effect on proms due to their being at the edge of the disk, it does have an effect on filaments and active regions on the surface.  While looking at a filament at the center of the Sun the user has the ability to Doppler shift from the base of the filament to the tip, following the filament thru it’s structure toward you and away from you, allowing for enhanced visual and imaging capability for the observer as well as a research tool for the avid hobbyist.  The pressure tuning system provides an order of magnitude more precision to the tuning of the desired features.

Package Features:

• Narrow Band Hydrogen-alpha (656.28nm) Dedicated System.
• A refractor based system with a 60mm front objective.
• An internal Etalon with a pressure tuner allows for <0.70 Angstrom bandpass, providing a perfect blend of edge and surface detail.
• The system includes the clamshell with threaded holes for mounting, dust caps, and is delivered in an Aluminum re-enforced case.
• An eyepiece is NOT included, and although any eyepiece will work, we recommend the Lunt Zoom.
• Additional accessories may be required (see below).  Please inquire with your dealer.

 Specifications: (single stacked)

• Type: Single Interference Etalon
• Tuning: Internal Pressure Tune (Doppler True Tuning)
• Aperture: 60mm
• Focal Length: 500mm
• F Ratio: F8.3
• Bandpass: <0.70 Angstroms @ 656nm
• Focuser: 2″ Crayford with 10:1 fine adjustment (standard) or 2″ Feather Touch with 10:1 (upgrade)
• Mounting: Integrated clamshell style with 1/4-20 tapped base
• Color: Pearl White with Black and Red accents
• Diagonal: B600 Blocking Filter (standard) or B1200 Blocking Filter (upgrade)
• Storage: Aluminum finished hard case with fitted foam
• Weight: 8.8 lbs (4kgs)
• Skill level: Beginner on up
• Starting at: US$1,596.00

Required Blocking Filter: (see “blocking filters”)

• B600 for standard visual use (included)
• B1200 for larger field of view and imaging applications (upgrade)

Optional Accessories: (see “accessories”)

• Sun Finder: TeleVue Sol Searcher
• Mounting: Lunt 6″ Dovetail
• Eyepiece: Lunt Zoom Eyepiece

LS60THa Packages with Pressure Tuner… 

The LS60THa with Pressure Tuner is available in several variations.  Below is a list of options and their prices:

LS60THa//B600CPT
* Standard system with B600 visual use blocking filter and standard 2″ Crayford focuser
Retail Price: US$1,596.00

LS60THa/B1200CPT
* Standard system with B1200 imaging upgraded blocking filter and standard 2″ Crayford focuser
Retail Price: US$1,896.00

LS60THa/B600FTPT
* Standard system with B600 visual use blocking filter and upgraded 2″ Feathertouch Focuser
Retail Price: US$2,016.00

LS60THa/B1200FTPT
* Standard system with upgraded B1200 imaging blocking filter and upgraded 2″ Feathertouch Focuser
Retail Price: US$2,316.00

These part numbers can be looked up in the Price List or call for more information

Please Note:  The LS60THa Pressure Tuner model is also available with the addition of an externally mounted 50mm unobstructed etalon (double-stacking) for <0.5A views.  Click the links to see the Lunt 60mm Double-Stacked Solar Telescopes with Pressure Tuner.

You may also be interested in:

LS50FHa for double stacking (see “LS50FHa“)

LS60THa Basic Packages (with tilt tuner) (see “LS60THa Basic“)

LS80THa/PT (see “New LS80T/PT“)

LS100THa (see “LS100T“)

LS152THa (see “LS152T“)

Pre-orders will be shipped in the order they are received.
Prices are subject to change without notice.

Customer Solar Images:

• Gerald Miller
• Vid Nikolic
• Your Image Gallery here?

For more images visit the Lunt Solar Image Gallery

No-one brings you closer to our nearest Star than Lunt Solar Systems… the next generation of Solar Instrumentation.

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 $598 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.

There were alot of outdoor activities going on in Tucson this weekend.

The weather is finally in the lower 80′s and being outdoors this time of year feels great. The heat is gone.

The skies were clear and transparent. Several of the local High Schools had put on a craft fair and car show. This was done to raise money for the School Graduation Fund. The fund was created so that graduating students could have a safe, drug free party to attend.

My wife Jennifer was attending the event as a vendor. She is a Licensed Massage Therapist that specializes in Prenatal and Sports Injury management.  (luck me :) She was offering chair massage to all the stressed out parents..
I was initially just planning on helping out with the booth, but saw a great opportunity to do some educational outreach with the kids. Unlike typical astronomy events that I attend, it did take a little more encouragment from me to get people interested in the solar scope. However, a few ooowws and ahhhs later, I had a short line of takers. For those that could observe this weekend, you also had a chance to view a fairly active Sun..

The mascot above is the Tucson Toro. The Toros are a local Baseball team.

While I know that most of the kids that took a look thru the scope had never looked at the Sun before, that is to be expected. I like to provide just a little education about the Sun while they are looking thru the scope.. Wether they know it or not, they will walk away with just a little more knowledge.

This gentleman came over to take a look.. He was amazed at what he saw and I loved his comment.. “I am 71 years old, and there is very little I haven’t seen. It’s always a great day when, even at my age, I get to experience something new and wonderful”.
For about the next 20 mins we chatted about everything Solar. About 10 minutes after he left, another couple of Sheriffs came by. They had been told to check out the scope at the school.. Very cool!!

All in all it was a great day. I have been invited back to do some “SAFE” outreach events. I am probably going to put together a small presentation about Solar education and some Solar safety tips…  

I would certainly suggest that anyone who owns a Solar scope and a small mount go out to their local events and simply set up. It’s a great way to share the hobby and make connections with people in your community.

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 LS152T and even the LS230T. Solar observing is both fun and educational. Don’t miss out on Solar Maximum.