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Bill Edelen

I have a motorised focuser for a Stock Lunt Crayford focuser.Will fit the LS60 or LS80. I have never used it.One image showes it installed on a focu[ser.This is a stock photo and it doesn't include the focuser.Price includes PAYPAL fee and shipping in the continental US. $90 20150403_130111W.gif 201...

Bill Edelen

I have had my LS80 for years and almost never release pressure.Only if tuning position moves. My scope is right on band every time I look through it. After being flooded by Sandy ,my scope went unused for over 4 months and when I put it on the mount it was right on band. Why let in moist air on a re...

Bill Edelen

That HD video is the best ....Amazing .....and with a Quark?

Bill Edelen

I guess not many combos being used? To bad I also thirst for more user info.

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equipment used to get such a fine image ?

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wow ...nice

Bill Edelen

If I could only keep one DS60/60 or SS80 it would be the SS80... Aperture rules....The LS80 is an amazing scope with better contrast and largest sweet spot I have ever seen in any other single stacked scope . AS far as the DSII is concerned ,you are getting a full aperture 80mm double stack for very...

Bill Edelen

Having had the Lunt DS 60/60 first, I was use to the Jet black background it gives and how easy it is to tune and it also removes much easier.Also didn't like the mechanics of two pressure tuners. Lunts instructions say to tune the scope in single than add the DSII but I am shore no one does this ex...

Bill Edelen

Having both a Lunt DS 60/60 and a single 80 ...I like the added resolution the 80 gives me and tend to use it most of the time. I also had a DSII but it didn't work out for me so I sold it, with no regrets. I can also use the 60f to DS the 80 with excellent results.

Bill Edelen

that prom.......

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Merry/Happy

Bill Edelen

I couldn't get used to the glow and the mechanics of two pressure tuners .This may have something to do with with the fact that I also have a DS 60/60 Lunt that gives a jet black background with slightly less detail. I ended up selling the DSII. I don't miss it and find the 80 has good contrast even...

Bill Edelen

A bit late here but just have to say....amazingly good work with this scope....Showing it's capabilities to the max..

Bill Edelen

Nicely done...Thanks

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Brian
That seems like a good deal.Wonder why more people don't use one.
Thanks again....

Bill Edelen

Thanks Brian..
Do you have any more info on the "SR-66 complete solar scope"
I can't find any info on it. ?

Bill Edelen

frustrating results.......

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That's relay great. Thanks for doing and sharing...

Bill Edelen

Shocked and saddened. .. I will miss his posts and knowledge sharing...

Bill Edelen

WOW....This will let you reach out even further...

Bill Edelen

This is what I do for people having a hard time... When standing in front of scope look at eyepiece,you/they will see a red dot on eyepiece (the sun).Have them follow the dot with there eye as they move there head in, to look into eyepiece.

Follow the red dot.....

Bill Edelen

Relay nice work with that PST.

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nice

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Can't go wrong with a LS80... welcome

Bill Edelen

Just my 2 cents... H-Alpha viewing is very addictive....spending more now could save you regret later....

Bill Edelen

It was a good time.Thanks Stephen

Bill Edelen

LUNT PRORUCTS -10%
CORONADO -15+%
QUARK -10%

CALL YOUR ASTRONOMY SUPPLIER

in case you don't already know.....

Bill Edelen

Alan,
That's a sad story....I feel for you...

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excellent.... keep us posted

Bill Edelen

Thanks for the heads up...

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Only 5 days of researcher......Congrats

Bill Edelen

Thanks Jef,
l lost a bit in translation but enjoyed the comparison.

Bill Edelen

You should give yourself more options.
I have a tilt tuned 60mm Lunt with b1200 .I also have a larger 80 and smaller 35 Lunt, but think the 60 is the biggest bang for the buck. New a few years ago it was under $1200 us.

Bill Edelen

Nice.... Can't wait for results....

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thanks for showing...

Bill Edelen

This hobby is addictive, spending a little more now will save regrets later. For the extra $100 , I think it is worth it. You will get it back when you sell it to upgrade later. This equipment holds value and resells well.

Bill Edelen

Nice.........

Bill Edelen

IMO going from a 40mm PST to a 50mm Lunt is not much of an upgrade.
Keep your PST for quick views and full disk and go for the Quark for high resolution.

Bill Edelen

I was thinking that if I was a photon, what would I see . It seems to be bouncing between mirrors.
Thanks
Bill

Bill Edelen

If I could get in between an etalon made from 2 pieces of Mika would it be like standing between two mirrors??

Bill Edelen

All the way down to$456 and still dropping.
I thought H-Alpha scopes had fixed prices set by manufacturers. Only allowing vender to discount a small parentage.
To bad amazon.com doesn't sell the high end stuff.(at a discount of cores)

Bill Edelen

Price drops $10 each day... now only $500

Bill Edelen

Price is still dropping...check it out

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amazon.com has a good sale on PST at$528

Bill Edelen

There is a new condition PST Cak for $300 on cloudy night classified adds.
Thought someone here may be interested..

Bill Edelen

Thank you Brian, Mike and Robert

I am up and running...... now I just need a turn in this east coast weather.
Bill

Bill Edelen

I am having a problem getting Fire Capture to see my Point Gray Chameleon camera. This is on a new pc computer running 64 bit windows 8.1 Not shore what downloads I need.???????????? Point Gray gives me a list of 14 to chose from? Here is list. FlyCapture 2.7 Release FlyCapture2 SDK for use with sin...

Bill Edelen

Welcome Jozef

Bill Edelen

Welcome Jozef

Bill Edelen

Thanks for advise....I ended up going in a different direction and getting a PC. Now if I could only get FireCapture to work with it....

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