A technical question
i want to buy a TOA 130. I have seen that it has 3 groups of lenses ( 2 ED) that are very far apart. This creates larger air chambers than a TSA or other telescopes. On the one hand this is the particularity of the TOA, on the other hand, however, two doubts arise:
1) acclimatizes more slowly
2) For the Solar this could be a problem, due to the heating of the air between the interstices. Even using DERFs.
What can you tell me about point 2?
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TOA for SUN
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Re: TOA for SUN
The TOA130 is one of the best corrected scopes you can buy for certainly CaK... You won't have any problem with heating using an ERF.
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Re: TOA for SUN
Hi,
I am using a FSQ 85ED (Petzval 4 elements) with a double stacked Coronado SM 60 and have observed that there is a difference if I start immediately or if I start 30 minutes later always pointing to the Sun but I have attributed this to an acclimatization of the etalons and not the telescope itself because I need to adjust the sweet spot changing the etalon angle.
Maybe I am wrong ¿?
I am using a FSQ 85ED (Petzval 4 elements) with a double stacked Coronado SM 60 and have observed that there is a difference if I start immediately or if I start 30 minutes later always pointing to the Sun but I have attributed this to an acclimatization of the etalons and not the telescope itself because I need to adjust the sweet spot changing the etalon angle.
Maybe I am wrong ¿?
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I use the Genesis 100/ 500 Petzval design for white light imaging with the Baader cool wedge. No issues.
I have it in writing from Televue, Takahashi and Williams Optics that all their telescopes (including the multi element Petzval etc.) are 100% safe to use for solar observing without an ERF eg white light observing with a Herschel wedge.
I have it in writing from Televue, Takahashi and Williams Optics that all their telescopes (including the multi element Petzval etc.) are 100% safe to use for solar observing without an ERF eg white light observing with a Herschel wedge.
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Hello,
I have been using my TOA 150 for solar imaging for years. There is no question this is the best refractor you can have for solar imaging from Ca II to Ha.
There is no issue about using it with / without ERF.
- For Ha, I use a 160 mm ERF,
- For G-band or continuum, I usea Baader Hershel,
- For Ca K, I use no ERF but a sub-aperture 50 mm ERF.
No issue at all about internal current, thermal stabilisation or acclimatization.
Peztval quadruplets are a different beats. I also have a Taka FSQ106. Because of its optical design, the focal position is much more sensitive to temperature change.
I have been using my TOA 150 for solar imaging for years. There is no question this is the best refractor you can have for solar imaging from Ca II to Ha.
There is no issue about using it with / without ERF.
- For Ha, I use a 160 mm ERF,
- For G-band or continuum, I usea Baader Hershel,
- For Ca K, I use no ERF but a sub-aperture 50 mm ERF.
No issue at all about internal current, thermal stabilisation or acclimatization.
Peztval quadruplets are a different beats. I also have a Taka FSQ106. Because of its optical design, the focal position is much more sensitive to temperature change.
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Re: TOA for SUN
It looks like to me if the lenses are clean and transparent as the air between them should be, they should pass the infrared heat through them and not absorb any to heat up. That's why heat doesn't damage the lenses before it hits a solar wedge and the inside of the scope does not heat up from that light's passage. it doesn't look like the design would matter, at least in most designs.
A Petzval has two of the elements far back in the optical train, right? Towards the rear of the scope. If so they may have to deal with a tighter focus of the light beam from the front two elements. This could cause uneven heating of them. But even then if the optics are clean and IR transparent is should be very minimum to none.
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A Petzval has two of the elements far back in the optical train, right? Towards the rear of the scope. If so they may have to deal with a tighter focus of the light beam from the front two elements. This could cause uneven heating of them. But even then if the optics are clean and IR transparent is should be very minimum to none.
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