SkyGibbon

18 hours ago, Highburymark said:

How would you describe what you can see single stacked? Are proms, filaments and active regions all clear? How do they compare to double stacked views? It would be interesting to know. While certain differences are to be expected from scope to scope, it may be that buying tilt tuned is a more sensible option if you don't intend to add a second etalon?

Based on my experience of two Lunt pressure tuned scopes, both have been disappointing single stacked, both have required the tuner to be tightened to the very end of the brass cylinder - and both are capable of great views double stacked. Trouble is not everyone can afford that. And if single stack views are poor, does that mean the double stack views I'm getting could be better? I'd like to find out.

In single stack mode, I can make out everything that the DS shows, just brighter, with less contrast (if that makes any sense). It is like the features are more pronounced in DS mode, but all features still visible in single stack. (maybe a small prom or filament visible in DS mode only).

As stated above, sometimes I have to turn the DS stack a bit to get the best view and no 2 days ever seem the same without adjusting something with the etalon.

I usually let the single stack warm up at least for 30 minutes before I throw the DS on. I always adjust best view with single, add DS etalon, wait another 15 min, and start making minor adjustments with it ( minor tilt adj/etalon turn.) I am more of a surface detail person, so I usually am adjusting the proms out of it to get those nice surface features.

My tilt tuned 60 puts out outstanding views, single or doubled. I almost sent my scope to lunt to have a PT retrofit, but after all the little complaints about the PT models, I am glad I didn't.

On 8/6/2016 at 04:32, Roy Challen said:

That's a lovely setup SkyGibbon, but tbh I'd rather have your spotless sky and gorgeous looking pool!

Thanks. Unfortunately it is way too hot  right now to do any solar viewing. 35c at 7:00a.m. - 42-43c during the day. Usually doesn't go under 40c until 9-10 p.m.

The pool gets lot more use these days.

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Lunt LS-60 DS

Orion Atlas Pro Az/Eq

21 hours ago, MattJenko said:

My new addition to the family.

Teleskop Express Photoline 60ED.

 

That is a nice, very capable little scope. I have the Stellervue brand and it is probably used more than most my scopes. It does everything decently and some very well for its size.

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My main solar setup

I am Takless, but enjoy my main setup.

Does anyone else have a massive difficulty actually getting polaris in the finder scope on the mount? I find it so hard to know exactly which stars I'm looking at when i am looking through the mount eyepiece with the rest of the Mount literally in the way!Anybody have any easier tips to accomplish this? A compass on the north leg perhaps :pSent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD

? Turn the dec axis 90 degrees?

Great mount, but the firmware side of it has alot to be desired.

Need more alignment stars, or a way of selecting any star we want above the horizon. Better way or quicker way to scroll through the database. Would like for it to keep date and time. Maybe a polar alignment routine.

One calibrated correctly, its goto is pretty much spot on though.