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Yes, I have one in excellent condition if you haven't already found one.

-Robin

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I would confirm directly with Lunt before buying if you will in fact get an extra 2mm of in travel versus the stock helical focuser.

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Thanks for the Moonlite focuser info! It will be awesome to have two choices! According to the info from Moonlite: the Moonlite will have about 10mm of focus travel, with the same racked-in distance as the stock helical focuser. By my measurements, the stock helical focuser also has 10mm of travel. ...

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Great news! I wonder if the Feathertouch focuser allows the same or more inward focus travel as the stock helical focuser. Guess I'll have to ask Lunt.

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In case anyone is interested, the thread size at the rear of the LS50 telescope tube (where the helical focuser attaches) is M35x0.5. I got this information directly from Lunt. Also, I have heard (don't ask me how I know) that Lunt may be offering an optional "upgraded" focuser for the LS5...

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Wow, great image!

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I can now confirm that by threading optical cell #4 a little deeper into the nosepiece, I can achieve focus with all my eyepieces. I purchased a second nosepiece from Lunt for $20. This lets me use the "empty" nosepiece when mono-viewing, and then just replace it with the nosepiece contain...

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I recently received my Seibert Black Night binoviewers from Siebert Optics (http://www.siebertoptics.com/). I also purchased the Siebert 1.2x OCA that allows my Lunt 50 to achieve focus without over-magnifying the image. I have found that eyepiece pairs in the 15mm - 20mm range work best but higher ...

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Fantastic! Thanks for sharing.

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I picked up a replacement for my stock helical focuser at Lunt today. It is a huge improvement over my original focuser. The focusing action is much smoother and not as stiff. Also, there is much less "play" and "sag" in the focuser drawtube. I would encourage anyone who is not h...

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Hi everybody, I have brand new Lunt B600 blocking filter for sale. Maybe it will be usefull for somebody. I received it with my new Lunt 50THa telescope but I have B1200 so that B600 is for sale. The same like this one: http://www.lunt-solarsystems.eu/index.php?id=22&L=1&tx_commerce_pi1[sho...

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Basically I took off the Pressure tuner (black cylinder) and placed it back on. I did see some prominence's appear but was expecting a bit more detail. Is there something I am missing? Already I can see a difference with the PST with the contrast of the background being much darker (more black) tha...

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Beautiful!

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Basically I took off the Pressure tuner (black cylinder) and placed it back on. I did see some prominence's appear but was expecting a bit more detail. Is there something I am missing? Already I can see a difference with the PST with the contrast of the background being much darker (more black) tha...

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I do not think the focuser of the LS50 needs to be a deal breaker. I made many images with the LS35, and that has the same helical focuser. Not ideal perhaps, but certainly OK. One trick is to loosen the screw holding the camera slightly while focusing, so the camera doesn't rotate, or simply focus...

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Somone on Cloudy Nights (where I have a similar thread on this topic) asked me: Is it a worthwhile upgrade? I guess it depends on how much you like or dislike the stock focuser. I have lived with the stock focuser for about 5 months, and I was prepared to live with its quirks since the scope is othe...

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well, the market demanded an entry level, visual only scope for around 7 hundred dollars. The LS50 certainly beats any competition under $1000 the way it is sold. If they put a real focuser on it like a Crayford or whatever, everyone would be complaining that it is too expensive. I'm not expecting ...

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To anyone considering this "upgrade", you should know that the Borg focuser has a shorter light path by 5mm versus the Lunt-supplied focuser, but it has the same 10mm of travel. So the focus range with the Borg is from 45mm to 55mm (versus 50mm to 60mm for the supplied focuser.). The short...

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Thanks Mark and Walter!

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Thanks, Stefan! Looks like this case is not available in the US, but I will take your advice and look in Wallmart. Have you had first light yet :-)?

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I love my Lunt LS50 H-Alpha scope, but I've never been happy with the supplied helical focuser. The focuser drawtube sags with just the weight of the blocking diagonal, and there is some slight back-and-forth "play" in the drawtube. The sag and play can be mitigated by locking the focus kn...

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Hi Stefan, I've been trying with no luck to find a case with the dimensions that yours has. Can you please tell me the Make/Model of your case and where you bought it? I am in the USA so I realize it may not be available here but it's worth a shot. Thanks. By the way, great proms today! Hope you had...

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Nice! What are the dimensions of the case?

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No special case for this scope, as far as I know.

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Congrats and thanks for the great unboxing report! I have the exact same scope and really like it. The only weak part in my opinion is the helical focuser, which has a bit of "play" back and forth at the eyepiece end as you turn the focus. Lunt told me it was considered "normal"....

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Some hotels on the centerline are already sold out. My suggestion is to look for places to stay that are on the centerline with good weather prospects using websites such as Airbnb and VRBO, just to name a few.

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Gorgeous set of images. Bravo!

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Gordon,

Do you happen to know the length of the spacer ring you used on the front of your ZWO ASI 120 camera to get it to focus with the Lunt 50? I'm trying to help someone else out who has this same camera/scope combo. Thanks.

-Robin

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Hi Brendan! I have the same scope (LS50 with 600 blocking diagonal, plus the double-stack filter). It is my first solar scope and I've been really enjoying it! I use the Lunt zoom eyepiece with this scope, and I find it gives great views at all magnifications, and I can reach focus with no difficult...

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Great catch! Nothing but clouds and rain in the forecast here.

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That's right, for Lunt 35 I used the 1.7x GPC (glass path corrector). I am considering getting the Baader Maxbright binoviewer for use with my Lunt LS50 solar scope. I've asked the folks at Lunt to provide me with the back-focus distance for this scope, so I can determine which glass path corrector...

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Thanks Alexandra!

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Thanks Michael and Walter! That wonderful filaprom on the west limb looked really impressive again today as it continues around the limb. I'm sure we'll see some great captures of it soon! No time for imaging today here!

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Thanks Walter!

My full disk image was chosen as today's SPOD. I have learned alot from all the folks at SolarChat! Thank you everyone!

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I especially like the last shot of the filaprom with the Quark! Thanks for sharing these!

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Thanks Mike and Mark!

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Beautiful warm sunny day here in Tucson! For the full disk, I applied a master flat in AS!2. Taken with double-stacked Lunt LS50 and Skyris camera.

-Robin

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Wow! Absolutely beautiful!

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Beautiful!

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Here is the same full-disk image as above, except with no master bag flat applied (processed identically):

The master bag flat evens out the disk illumination without negatively impacting the prominences, as far as I can tell.

-Robin

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Thanks Eric!!

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Thanks Alexandra and Walter! It was a fun challenge to get some decent shots of that hummingbird! Now back to looking skyward!

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Thanks everyone! Have a great sunny weekend! :-)

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Viewing through high thin clouds today but I wanted to get some practice with FireCapture. (I prefer it to IC Capture.) Stacked in AutoStakkert!2 and processed in Photoshop. I applied a master bag flat for the full disk image. Video-2-flat-1 disk and proms final for web.jpg Video-13-barlow-final for...

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Busted!

http://giphy.com/gifs/3xz2BBbRFlPZr1CpXi

Click above link for hummingbird animation. I cheated a bit by putting out something else he couldn't resist besides my red double-stack filter

-Robin

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Thanks, Gordon. There's no cover on my chip that's removable. I have cleaned it using John Earl's method (distilled water and some Q-tips). I always use a rubber bulb-type blower on it first and before each imaging session too.

-Robin

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Gordon, Yes! It just makes the LS50 even better! See my comments and photos here: http://solarchat.natca.net/viewtopic.ph ... 0&start=50

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Great photo! I am finding the LS 50 is a great scope to grab even when the clouds part for just a little while!

-Robin

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Thanks everyone!

Now, getting a photo of the hummingbird will be my next challenge!

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Thank you to John, Mark, Alexandra, and all the folks at SolarChat! who have contributed to helping me to improve my imaging.

-Robin

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