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Safety First!
- Always check any telescope before use. Do not use any telescope or filter that appears to be damaged.
Verify that all glass and filters are in place.
- The Blocking Filter diagonal or extension tube must always be used with the Lunt telescope or filter.
So you have your LS60FHa filter set and your telescope.
Do not point your telescope at the sun until your filter set is fully mounted and secure on the telescope! If you
have any questions about mounting or your filter set please contact our customer service.
Thread or slip on your Lunt Solar Systems adapter plate to the front of your telescope. If the adapter plate is a
slip on make sure thumb screws have been tightened and are secure. Thread the Lunt Solar Systems front
etalon into the adapter plate.
Slide the drawtube of the Lunt Solar Systems blocking filter into your focuser and tighten the retention system of
your telescope.
Place a ~25mm eyepiece in the end so you have the largest field of view to look at.
Put the focus at about 50% of travel.
If you do not have a Sol Searcher you can use the shadow cast by the Sun on the front filter cell against the
clamshell or mounting rings. Center one on the other and you should be close. Look thru the eyepiece. Do you
see a fuzzy red ball? If not, make sure you have removed the dust cap from the front. After some trial and error
the sun should appear in the eyepiece.
Focus:
It is amazing how many people walk up to a solar telescope and take a quick look thru without ever
focusing. Course focus is achieved by moving the diagonal drawtube in and out. Medium focus is achieved thru
your focuser as usual. Focus so that the edge of the Sun is as sharp as possible.
