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The Sun is our Star!

.......and as you would expect, our Star is hot, bright, dynamic, and sometimes quite violent.

At 93 million miles away, we are ideally placed at a point where the Sun provides just enough warmth and energy essential to our living planet, Earth.
At only 93 million miles, the Sun is close enough for us to view it's surface thru a relatively inexpensive scope from the comfort and relative safety (Sunscreen please) of our backyards on a clear and warm day.

What! Astronomy during the day? Lunt Solar wants to show you how.

References

Prominences:
These look like eruptions from the edge of the Solar disk. Prominences can be small spikey looking details, or large cloud-like detail with fine feather-like features.

They are, in fact, ionized Hydrogen-alpha emissions being projected from the linb.

Prominences are anchored to the Sun's surface in the Mesosphere, and extend outward into the Sun's Troposhere.
They typically measure many earth diameters.

Filaments:
These are strin-like features on the surface of the Sun.

At high resultion they take on a 3D effect due to the coller aspect of the suspended filament contrasted against the bright, hotter Sun.

They are actually prominences being viewed against the surface.

Spicules
A Spicule is a dynamic jet of gas about 500km long.
They move outward at about 20km/second thru the Chromosphere.

Father Angelo Secchi of the Vatican Observatory discovered them in 1877.

The Chromosphere is entirely composed of Spicules. These features can be seen as "fur"around the edge of the disk.


There's definately stuff to look at :)

May 19th, 2011

The LS50F Kick off the Summer Complete Solar Package…

One of the most asked questions we get is wether to go with a dedicated Solar Telescope, or to buy a front mounted Solar Filter for a customer supplied telescope.
There are advantages to either option, and given Lunt Solar’s advanced internal Pressure Tuning Systems for the dedicated systems we made the decision even more difficult.

This package is designed to get a full introductory package into the hands of those who not only want to observe our closest and very dynamic Star (the Sun), but also want something that can be used for day to day terrestrial activities such as bird watching, and also for use at night for viewing the Moon and other celestrial objects…

We think that you will find this a very difficult package to pass up….

Let’s start with the LS50F..

LS50F Specifications: (single filter)

  • Optical Aperture: 50mm
  • Etalon: Internal <0.70 Angstrom
  • Tuning: Tilt
  • Image Scale: Focal Length/110 x 50 = Image Scale
  • Focal Length: Customer Telescope
  • Storage: Aluminum finished hard case with fitted foam
  • Weight: 2 lbs (~1kg)
  • For more information on the LS50F visit http://luntsolarsystems.com/blog/ls50fha-filter-systems

Add the LS/B600 Blocking Filter…

  • Optical Aperture: 6mm
  • Style: 2″ Diagonal
  • Blocking: Out of bandpass @ 656nm (100% blocking of all UV and IR)
  • For more information about Lunt Blocking Filters visit http://luntsolarsystems.com/blog/h-alpha-blocking-filters
  • Let’s add a 60mm F7 Achromatic Doublet Telescope…

    This is the same telescope that we use in our CaK packages.

    This telescope can be also be used for Terrestrial, Moon, and Planetary observations. It’s transportable and can be set up quickly and easily.

  • Optical Aperture: 60mm
  • Optics: Achromat
  • Focuser: Crayford Style 2″
  • Focal Length: F7
  • Weight: 2 lbs (~1kg)
  • You’ll need a few accessories….

    The 1.25″ Lunt Solar Wedge..

    This Solar Wedge can be used to observe Sunspot activity on the Surface of the Sun.
    We are offering the 1.25″ version in this package.

    A 2″ to 1.25″ compression ring adapter..

    The 2″ to 1.25″ adapter will be needed to adapt the 1.25″ Solar Wedge to the 2″ crayford style focuser.

    The Lunt Zoom Eyepiece…

    This eyepiece is a hot seller at Lunt, providing excellent performance in a range of magnifiactions ideal to our Solar Telescopes. We also think you will find it an excellent choice for night observations as well.

    The Televue Sol Searcher…

    Mounting right onto the clamshell of the 60mm Telescope, this accessory will make finding the Sun quick and easy… and believe me, I have seen many a frustrated person trying to find the Sun without one..

    The 4″ Vixen Style Dovetail..

    While you may not have a mount that requires the use of the Vixen style dovetail plate, we are including one just in case.
    Having a mount with a quick mount dovetail makes set up a breeze.
    The clamshell on the LS60 OTA has 3 1/4-20 tapped holes in the base such that it can be mounted to just about any tripod.

    The LS50F Package:

    • LS50F Front mount Solar Filter (no adapter required)
    • The B600 Blocking filter (required for Solar Use) You will need a standard mirror diagonal (sold seperately for night use)
    • The Lunt 60mm F/7 Refractor Telescope (Solar, Terrestrial, and Planetary viewing)
    • The Lunt 1.25″ Solar White Light Wedge
    • A 2″ to 1.25″ reducer
    • A Lunt Zoom Eyepiece
    • A Televue Sol Searcher
    • A generic 4″ Vixen style Dovetail plate

    Price: US$1,299.00 (for a limited time)

    This is a great introductory package at a great price.
    This is a limited time offer and the price/package is subject to change at any time and without prior notice..

    2 Responses to “LS50F Summer Package Special (only $1,299.00!!!)”

    1. John Says:

      Hello,
      is this package still available? pls let me know. thanks

    2. Kevin LeGore Says:

      I do not believe so, please contact sales@luntsolarsystems.com to find out for sure.

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