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time it is used. Re-setting may only be required if the system has been sitting for a long
period of time.
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Re-Focus. When you feel you have tuned effectively, re-focus the telescope. The finer
details should come into view. Try to relax the eye while observing and let the details
come to you.
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Change the eyepiece. When you have a good feel for observing at lower magnifications
try to increase the magnifications in small steps. Place an interesting artifact in the
center of the field. Replace the ~25mm with a ~12mm eyepiece. Look thru the eyepiece
and re-focus carefully. The image has dimmed slightly due to higher magnification but
the details should be easier to see. You can push the magnification as seeing conditions
allow. At any point you can return to the 25mm, re-align the system and try again.
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Note: The larger the aperture of the Solar Telescope, the more effect that conditions have
on the ability to pull detail. Seeing conditions will deteriorate rapidly due to cloud cover,
wind, heat, etc... However, during good seeing conditions the larger aperture will always
out perform the smaller one but during bad seeing conditions the smaller aperture will
often perform better.
Visit our website at
www.luntsolarsystems.com
for tips and insight on how you can get more out
of your Solar Telescope. Topics that will soon be covered include:
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Imaging: Just how does one go about taking a picture?
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Double-stacking: You'll hear a lot about the advantages of double-stacking your system.
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Contrast Enhancement: Tips on how to fine-tune your system for maximum contrast and
resolution.
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Future Accessories and Upgrades.
A few more definitions
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Hydrogen-alpha: The wavelength of light in the spectrum that these scopes allow you to
look at. Centered at 656.28nm.
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Bandpass: The width of light at a given wavelength that is allowed to pass. The LS80THa
is <0.75 Angstroms. As bandpass is reduced more surface detail of the Sun can be
resolved. This can be accomplished thru double-stacking.
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Angstrom: The unit of measurement for light. 1 Angstrom = 0.1nm.
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Etalon: A resonating cavity produced thru the fabrication of highly precise optical
surfaces.
