Thanks James for the link. I’m sure eventually Meade will come to their senses and sell the etalons separately. I also heard that the double stack SM 2 etalon will fit the 3.

Hi all I'm contemplating buying a 90 mm Solarmax scope at NEAF this April. I'm leaning towards the SM3 with its external etalons. The thing is right now I can only afford the single stack model. Right now the few double stacked SM2's are on sale and you can pick one up for approximately the same pri...

Point taken!
Thanks Mark.

Yes, will work in theory. But only as effective as stacking Lunt Lunt or Coronado Coronado. Regardless of permutation, the etalon with that needs the most tilt needs to be the outer etalon in the system. I'm a little confused, most of my solar has been with a Quark. I just recently purchased a Pres...

Hi All I’m thinking of double stacking my LS60 pt, but don’t want to shell out $1500 for the Lunt 60mm DS filter. Has anyone tried to use the solarmax 2 DS filter instead? Seems like a cheaper option even with a precise parts adapter. Please let me know if this will work or am I better off sticking ...

Very nice captures Phil. Hopefully this recent activity will keep up for a while.

Nice images Phil! I definitely see a difference in contrast with the DS images, especially the filaments and plage.

Nice FD! Really like the details on the small filaments and proms.

Nice Prom Phil!

Very nice capture!

And really nice observatory!

If you are seriously thinking of imaging I would recommend the 60 with at least a 1200 blocking filter. It will be cheaper in the long run to get the most scope you can afford. You also might look into a motorized stable mount. Just my 2 cents.

What's the point of more contrast if you can barely make out the details you are trying to see? Just my 2 cents. I started off with a Quark and a 102 mm refractor that I had in my stable. It shows lots of details when there are details to see. And if you get one used probably in your budget (if you ...

Very nice images Eric! Nice to see the comparisons of the upper and lower chromosphere.

Very nice images once again Pedro! I was out observing today for a few moments between the clouds. It's nice confirming what I saw through the scope! Thanks!

Sorry, I'm in NYC, but I'm sure there is a local club he could reach out to.

Nice Images of the Penumbral Eclipse! Thanks for sharing

I also enjoy visual observing. It helps with stress relief! Today was a very short session. In NYC it was mid 60's and partly sunny. A few high wispy clouds made for a challenge. There was one large prom and some plague areas that were kind of hard to see through the cloud layers. I tried "double st...

Nice images Salvo!

Very nice detailed FD!

Hi all, I'm just playing with ideas right now and would love any kind of feedback, ideas, comments and advise on the following "mod". I have a Lunt LS60 Pressure tuned scope with 1200 blocking filter and would like to mate it with a Celestron CR-6. The Lunt is F/8.3 and the CR-6 is F/8. Would this b...

Thanks Mark. Brought the blocking filter inside and let it warm up with the dew heater on. About 2 hours later even with lousy seeing the contrast was much better. Was just able to make out the AR and a small filament. I wouldn't normally be out on a day like this, but with the scope just coming bac...

Excellent FD Salvo!

Wow Eric! Very nice set of images.

Can I ask how do you get such detailed images of Ca K proms? I'm using a Lunt Ca K filter and the only way to see the proms is to crank up the gain. Unfortunately it introduces way too much noise that makes the image less detailed. Thanks for any advice.

Muito Bom, Pedro!

A very nice set as always.

Here's the latest update on my LS60: I received my scope last week and have it out now. The weather is not optimal 42*F and very windy with many clouds and only a few breaks of sun. I did wrap a dew strap around the blocking filter and a dish towel around that to try to keep it warm. The limited tim...