First white light with 66mm - Sat. 19th April, 2014

[Luke]

Well I was meant to be setting up our diddy little 66mm frac for white light solar for Sarah to have a look and see if it would do for her as a grab-and-go, or whether she'd need a touch more aperture like the 80mm I take to work with me for solar lunch. The trouble is, the 66mm gave such a sweet view at the eyepiece with the Lunt 1.25 Herschel Wedge that I now want to use it instead of the 80!

Sarah is now coming out with all sorts of threats, like she might jolly well buy a Tele Vue 76 if I want to lay my hands on the Revelation 66   I'm half tempted to let her!

Here are my first images with the 66. If they don't look any good it's down to my processing, the view at the eyepiece was superb!

Happy Easter. Hope everyone has had lots of choccy or plenty of whatever your favourite poison is.

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19th April, 2014
Revelation 66mm, Grasshopper 3 video camera, Lunt 1.25 wedge, Solar Continuum, IR-cut

[David Smith]

Great pics Luke, glad the scope has worked out so well. Bet the TV 76 will be outstanding

[Luke]

Thanks, David!

You could be right about the 76. I sometimes win the battle, but never the war

Great pics Luke, glad the scope has worked out so well. Bet the TV 76 will be outstanding

[Montana]

Wow!! very crisp indeed!! Sarah, don't let him have it, stick your foot down girl :)

I got an Easter egg! a moo free one I ate half straight away and then regretted it, I'll stick to quarters from now on

Alexandra

[Sarah]

Wow!! very crisp indeed!! Sarah, don't let him have it, stick your foot down girl :)

I got an Easter egg! a moo free one I ate half straight away and then regretted it, I'll stick to quarters from now on

Alexandra

I was surprised just how crisp the white light view was through the eyepiece in the 66mm. It is still up for negotiation, I won't give it up without a fight! :-)

[Luke]

Actually, I feel bad for trying to pinch it, Sarah. You keep it. I'll take a punt on the TV-76

[Sarah]

Actually, I feel bad for trying to pinch it, Sarah. You keep it. I'll take a punt on the TV-76

That's not an option! :-)

[Steve Ward]

Super shot from the 66 , very good considering the aperture ... 

If we could have just a tad less squabbling though ... 

[Luke]

I have been instructed to go and see what we can sell

[Psychobilly]

Looks good

I'm thinking of keeping my TV Pronto and white light filter in work with the BP 8-24 Mk III.. I also had a moment of weakness earlier and bought an EOS-M which I Can use with the BP EP as I have the adaptor kit...

Mount would be a Vixen Mini Porta or maybe the Astrotrac...

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[Montana]

The war is on :lol:

Alexandra

[Luke]

Thanks, Peter. A Pronto at work sounds nice. I remember cutting my eyeball on Rik's super sharp Pronto at SGL, last year, I think.

[Psychobilly]

Or I could keep my 300/2.8 and x2 convertor and be handy for birding as well...

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[Johan L]

Very sharp and crispy, well done!