Lunt 35Ha v Lunt 60Ha ( A brief comparison review)

[NGC 1502]

Hi all. Further to the comparison review I posted on my Lunt 35 Ha

v the PST, a clubmate has recently acquired a Lunt LS60THa/B1200,

plus a 50mm double stack unit, and on July 24th I had the opportunity

to do some side by side viewing with my L35.

Well now, as we set up, the clouds rolled in.......and I only had a

couple of hours to spare. But the clouds gradually broke up

and we got going.

We were both surprised at how well my L35 held up for viewing

prominences, compared to the L60. I'd say that if you are a visual

only observer, and just want to view prominences, then the L35

represents excellent value for money ( they were going for £385

at Astrofest )

However, when it came to disc detail, the L60 walked all over my

L35. A lot of structure was very easily visible in the 60, that wasn't

nearly so apparent in the 35.

And when we fitted the double stack, my best description is

...........WOW !!!..........

Now, where's my credit card ?

Best Regards, Ed.

[kris h]

Hi Ed

i will have a look on that website a solar scope is something on my wish list

cheers kris

[kris h]

Ahh Astrofest isn't a place that sells equipment

but i justed Googled the scope name it does look good

[AndyH]

One of these Lunt 35's is on my wish list. One day.

Informative post.

Ta,

Andy.

[NGC 1502]

Hi Kris, yes, Astrofest Astrofest 2010 is a

yearly event in London.

Cheers, Ed.

[Solar B]

Both scopes in Single Stack formation use 35mm etalons.

The best medium Lunt option should be 1 or 2 of their 50mm filters.

But having owned and tried a few 50/60mm Lunts i find that a single SV50 is better.

Brian

[NickH]

Agreed Brian, have only seen one LS60 which I found acceptable at high mag so far. The front mounted 50's do seem a good option

Still chewing the cud on getting a CaK module from them..

[Solar B]

I reckon the Lunt Cak Modules are quite good Nick , no bandwidth concerns there naturally.

For me Cak images are really about Full Discs so the PST seemed great for that , remember " A Pretty Cak Month ".

Brian

[NickH]

I do indeed..

Always liked the Lunt CaK units, QC seems to have been spot on since day one there

Agree on full disc...my own homebrew could then just be for the high mag close ups

[AstroManDan]

I saw the 35 today on the Ian King site and wondered how good it would be for imaging.

Do Lunt do an Ha filter for my 80mm refractor and if so is it comparable to the price of the 35mm scope?

Thanks

Daniel

[NickH]

They make a 50mm filter up to a 152mm system...cost is way way more than the 35mm scope

[AstroManDan]

So a 35mm maybe a good price, but as the reviewer says the 60mm is better for astrophotography.

I wonder by how much, could you get some really nice sunspot shots with pushing the 35mm?

Are there any solar images with the 35mm available to browse on the net?

[NickH]

60mm being bigger aperture will resolve the images better (usually...depending on the optical quality/QC)