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.