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marktownley wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2023 7:56 am The quark, but you could use it with the Lunt at longer focal ratios. (f25+)

Interesting, thank you!

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marktownley wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 6:57 pm
04Stefan07 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 11:08 am Possibly. I will inspect it again but indoors and let you know.
I see the same with my scopes that have an internal ERF

Ah! That's good to know. I havn't had the chance to check yet.

I was hoping I wouldn't have to send it in for repair.

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Possibly. I will inspect it again but indoors and let you know.

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Great shots! What equipment are you using?

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I’ve noticed on the front of my Lunt50 there is a very small cloudy part of the glass (looks similar to the blocking filter glass cloudy issue).

Has anyone seen this before and best way to rectify?

Thanks!

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Thanks mate. Would that be for the Lunt as well or just the quark?

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I am looking at adding another camera to my arsenal of solar imaging. Currently using the Player One Neptune-M (178MM) with my Quark Chrom in my Evostar 120/1000 refractor. I also use the same camera in my Lunt50THa B600. It gives me great full disc in the Lunt, the Chrom it’s a bit too zoomed in bu...

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Finally adding a second telescope for some solar imaging. I have been imaging the Sun for a number of years but recently I dipped my toe into capturing a time lapse and boy am I hooked. My current setup: - Lunt 50THa with Moonlite Focuser and ZWO EAF - Skywatcher Evostar 120 Refractor (eventually wi...

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Just purchased the Neptune-M as it has the same sensor as the ZWO plus it has the tilt built in which was the selling point.

Once I receive it I will get it on the Lunt and report back with some photos!

Thank you all

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The Neptune-M does look nice and for around the same price of the 178MM the fact that it comes with an in-built tilt is perfect. I always get Newton rings in my images.

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178MM sounds like the one!

Has anyone tried out the Apollo solar cameras from PlayerOne?

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I am using a Lunt50 (see sig below) and a Flea3 camera (https://www.avsupply.com/ITM/29702/FL3-U3-13Y3M-C.html). It's a great camera and got some really nice full disk photos of the Sun over the years. Would be nice if resolution could be higher though to get a bit more detail. Wondering if anyone t...

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The focuser itself looks ok and im not sure how it can be tilted.

Could it be something to do with the blocking filter maybe?

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I have noticed with my Lunt I need to position the Sun on the far right to get the detail I need. If I position more in the centre or left of the FOV I lose detail on the far left of the disc. The blue glass filter has been cleaned as it did fog up so it defs isn't that (thought it would have been!)...

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I wouldn't recommend a 178 unless you buy it from somewhere you can send it back if needed. They 'can' have a fixed pattern noise issue at Ha wavelengths, some cameras display it some don't, there's no magic software / flat fix you can do for it. The 290mm does not have this issue at all. Have a go...

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marktownley wrote: ↑Sat Sep 04, 2021 4:15 pm With a Lunt 50, I would say a ZWO 290mm, will give you a lot more image scale and cheaper than the 174.

How does it stack up with the 178MM?

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I have taken some really good images of the Sun with the camera I have (see signature for brand/model) but I feel I can do one better and looking at a possible camera upgrade. As I understand it a highly recommended one I have been reading about is the ASI174MM but that's a bit out of my price range...

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I used Autosol Metal Polish which I already had.

The glass looks practically brand new.

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Got some really good detail!

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I did some googling and some people used metal polish. I gave it a crack and it worked absolutely beutifully. Back to brand, spanking new.

Is it better to replace the glass or will cleaning it be ok and not cause any damage?

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I just inspected my B600 and noticed the blue glass has fogged up again. That explains the not so clear image of the Sun on the top left corner! I've had it replaced before a few years back but I wanted to ask is this something we need to get replaced quite often? I have been looking up methods on h...

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Thank you for this reference, I will try it this weekend on some of my sun shots.

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That thing is freaking huge.

70k USD!

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Thank you for the replies. I will try and take the BF out and see if I can achieve focus.

Will let you know my results once the clouds have cleared!

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Currently using a Lunt50 and a ASI178MM-C camera for some solar work but I can't get the damn thing into focus! I tried with the eyepiece holder and also screwing the camera directly to the diagonal but still no luck.

Is there anything I can try??

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Merlin66 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 7:55 am Stefan,
I use an ASI 174mmfor fl above 1000mm and now testing an ASI 1600mm for shorter fl.

Let me know how the 1600MM goes, would like to see how it performs!

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Just wanted to ask what camera everyone is using for their solar work?

I am still using the Flea (see in signature) and it's such a great little performer with its decent resolution and high framerate!

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Crap, I need to be more active on here haha.

I replaced the glass with the replacement Lunt gave me and all good!

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Still for sale!

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I received my replacement glass in the mail, it took months for Lunt to send it.

Just need to swap it over.

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This is a great little monochrome camera that gets 150FPS over USB 3.0. Compact size and also comes with the tripod mount. I have gone back to using a QHY5L-II as I can double up using it as a guider as well. Specs can be found here https://www.ptgrey.com/flea3-13-mp-m...ta-1300-camera I was able to...

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I inspected my blocking filter 600 the other night and found this disturbing blemish on the glass.

This doesn't look good. I contacted Lunt but still haven't heard back from them so I thought I would share the problem here.

Anyone seen this before?

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That worked a treat!

I just need to buy a longer draw tube for it.

Is that something easy to get?

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I don't know if this may help or not. The Lunt focus range is accomplished through two means: 1) the focuser, which has a fairly limited travel of about 30 mm and 2) the drawtube, which has a larger range of adjustment, about 75 mm. The two add to one another. If you have been using only the focuse...

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I am having trouble getting my Flea3 FL3-U3-13Y3M-C Mono to focus with my Lunt50. I have tried taking all adapters off and placing the camera directly on the BF but no luck (it's out of focus by a lot). Is there anyway to get this camera into focus as I would like to use the cameras high FPS and res...

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Just reviving an old thread!

I think a company in the UK or US has made I think a cray style focuser for this Lunt?

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Has anyone been able to mod a Lunt 50 with a motorised focused with both the focuser and pressure tuner?

I know it might not be possible but wanted to ask if anyone has purchased something or made something from scratch.

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Yep, laptop already got!

CPU: i5-4something (4th gen)
RAM: 8GB
SSDs: Primary 120GB, Secondary 500GB
Screen: 13"1920x1080

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I recently traded my ZWO ASI224MC (as it wasn't getting any use) for a Flea3 1.3 MP Mono USB3 FL3-U3-13Y3M-C camera (as I am getting more serious with solar astrophotography). The ZWO was around $550ish AUD but looking at the prices of the Flea it looks to be over the $1,000 AUD mark so I think I go...

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Thanks guys. Been a while since last post, a busy start off to 2017! Holidays, work, out most of the time and other hobbies...oh and Wisdom teeth too! I have been thinning out my equipment so I can purely focus on solar astrophotography/observing and keep my night time stuff to more visual and a bit...

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Holy crap!

Now I am wondering if my Lunt is ok as well? How can you tell if it's a focusing issue or an issue with the actual scope itself though?!

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Nice shots there!

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Beautiful photos. Very sharp and has a lot of detail!

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Hello everyone! Alright so I've been doing solar, night time astronomy and Astrophotography for a number of years. However recently it's just hard to find the time to get out to a dark field and to setup all the equipment unless you have a permanent observatory in the backyard (hoping for that when ...

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Fantastic shots mate!

Love the animation.

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I use a MacBook Pro Retina Late 2013 model with an i5, 256GB SSD and 8GB RAM for when I am out on the field. This is running BootCamp with Windows 10. For my main processing machine I am running Windows 10 with multiple SSD's, 16GB RAM and an i5 processor. If you are going for just the one laptop ge...

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Thank you for the replies and sorry for my late one!

Hasn't been much Sun down here at all now that it is winter. Haven't observed the Sun or night sky for a few months now. Need to hang out for some good weather.

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I haven't had the chance to take out the solar scope in a little while. I was planing to last weekend but the weather has gone to crap here and will for the next bit. Since the scope has been sitting in my storage case in my cupboard I de-pressurised the tuner (so basically loosed the knob so it fee...

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Great photos mate!

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Very nice sir! Love how vibrant the red is.

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