Jonzky
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Reged: 05/10/08
Posts: 175
Loc: London
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After a VERY long few weeks of waiting I finally got my Lunt 60 today! As I opened my door to let a friend out of the house the van pulled up and out came the delivery man. But my face dropped when I saw him drop the box 1/2m to the ground  . After a quick check It was all ok though...
Taking the box straight to the garden (I was keen enough to read the instructions multiple times on the internet already) I unpacked and set it up on my photography tripod and to my surprise there was no issue with it falling/sturdiness. But as I looked up I knew I would not be able to see much of the sun today as clouds covered most of the sky. I only had a few chances (lasting 30 seconds each in the gaps to see the sun. , but I was happy to make out the sun-spot.
A month ago when my interest peeked in solar observing I started to look for a scope. After all of the UK suppliers told me there was no LS60s in stock I thought I would have a painfully long wait to get one. But richard from startelescopes (highly recommended) was able to source one from America, so panic over. And now here I am praying for both clear skies and night.
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My Scopes:
CPC 1100 WOW
130 SLT (Broken)
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Evokal
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Reged: 02/12/09
Posts: 42
Loc: Manitou Springs, CO
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What a day to get a new solar scope!!! I look forward to hearing what you think of it. 
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Michael Huwe
Lunt 60mm Doublestack w/ B1200 BF
"Might the sun be a metaphor of the compassion we can only reflect if we turn in that direction, revealing every flaw? I wonder this every time I see a full moon light up the night around me..." -Anonymous
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skyward_eyes
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/12/06
Posts: 2101
Loc: Arizona
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Congrats! you are REALLY going to love it once the weather lets you have clear skies. Ive only been able to view a few sun spots since getting my 60 and it amazes me how much of a difference there is between a PST and the 60.
Enjoy!
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marktownley
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 08/19/08
Posts: 2257
Loc: West Midlands, UK
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Congrats on the new toy buddy! Should be some clearer skies later this week hopefully
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Jim Rosenstock
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Reged: 07/14/05
Posts: 3713
Loc: MD, south of the DC Nebula
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Congratulations!
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Jack Tripper
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Reged: 05/10/09
Posts: 345
Loc: Canada
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You are going to freak when you have enough clear sky to get that thing focused and tuned perfectly. The detail begins to pour off the sun. Don't say I didn't warn you!
I sincerely hope your first "real" view will be of a highly active sun. Mine was, and the shock was unforgettable.
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Celestron CPC 1100
Denkmeier S2 Power Filter Switch Diagonal (.66x Reducer, 2x Barlow)
Ethos 17mm, Baader Scopos 30mm
Lunt 60mm Hydrogen-Alpha Solar Scope, Lunt Zoom
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Danno2006
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Reged: 01/25/06
Posts: 661
Loc: Ontario, Canada
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I have the same LS60 B1200 scope with pressure tuner.
I use a Black night binoviewer with 2X corrector and 2 - 16mm Nagter T5. Mag is 63x. Whole disk is visible - and the views are quite good. It does take me some practise to get a good view of the proms.
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solarGain
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Reged: 07/18/09
Posts: 135
Loc: London & la Palma, Canary Is.
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Well done! Making up what to go for takes alot of hard thinking. More sun this week and more smiles. Was it a pressure tuner?
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Solar eclipse chaser: Madagascar 2001, Libya 2006 and booked for Easter Island 2010.
PST Original blue . Manfrotto head/tripod x2.
Denk PST corrector, 21's & Denk II Binoviewer, wow!
Denk Bino/lunt diagonal adaptor.
Lunt LS100THa/ B1800 (Pressure-tuned) w/ Feather touch focuser. Vixen GP2 motorised ,& Vixen pier.
added 07 24 2009
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Jonzky
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Reged: 05/10/08
Posts: 175
Loc: London
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Nope it was not a pressure tuner. All of today's after there was a fairly clear sky so I got a few hours to gaze and "image". The setup was pretty quick and I was happy and excited as I tweaked the bandpass to see different details (??). I was able to easily make out the sunspot, but the prom was harder to see.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt357/JonZakay/27-10-09cloudy.jpg
Here is a picture I was able to take in the afternoon, I need A LOT more practice imaging and processing but thats fun
Edited by Jonzky (10/28/09 08:30 AM)
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Jack Tripper
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Reged: 05/10/09
Posts: 345
Loc: Canada
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Quote:
I was able to easily make out the sunspot, but the prom was harder to see.
You will find that there will be days where proms are incredibly huge and detailed. Sunspots also really vary in size and visibility.
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Celestron CPC 1100
Denkmeier S2 Power Filter Switch Diagonal (.66x Reducer, 2x Barlow)
Ethos 17mm, Baader Scopos 30mm
Lunt 60mm Hydrogen-Alpha Solar Scope, Lunt Zoom
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Skydetector
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Reged: 08/21/06
Posts: 66
Loc: Albuquerque NM
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Congrats on your new scope. Hope you get in some good viewing time soon!
Mike
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I guess I'm a looker, cause I'm looking in the ground, I'm looking in the night sky and I'm looking at the sun.
Orion XTi10 Reflector
Coronado PST/SM40/Coronado DSM
Fisher Metal Detectors
http://www.charliebates.org/
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