Thanks all. Sounds like the deal... if I cant get it on band, it's time to open it up. Otherwise, leave it alone. I'm willing to bet that the seal is the culprit.
Sunny skies! April 8!
Bill
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- Wed Feb 28, 2024 2:38 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Routine pressure release in Lunt etalon
- Replies: 5
- Views: 227
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:03 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Routine pressure release in Lunt etalon
- Replies: 5
- Views: 227
Routine pressure release in Lunt etalon
Hello, Gosh, I just realized as I was posting this that this is my first post here since I got my Lunt 130MT DS last year. I guess better late to the party than never. I have always read that you don't have to reset your pressure-tuned etalons before use. Certainly the first time they're shipped to ...
- Mon Jan 09, 2023 6:41 pm
- Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
- Topic: Current options for a C6-R focuser upgrade?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2592
Re: Current options for a C6-R focuser upgrade?
"Solar observing and equipment is a specialty, and your nighttime DSO observing and imaging will not prepare you in any way for it." No kidding, Bob! Wow. I did a LOT of research on Ha before and I thought I had my Ha plan pretty well mapped out. I shall slow my roll with my re-entry into ...
- Thu Jan 05, 2023 5:53 pm
- Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
- Topic: Current options for a C6-R focuser upgrade?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2592
Re: Current options for a C6-R focuser upgrade?
Mark and Brian, thank you for your insights. Brian, I think you and I have actually met in person before, at NEAF 2019 I believe. I think it was Franco Fellah that introduced us. Ugh. As I am diving back in to solar to get my first Ha rig together, I am quickly being reminded of the difficulty in fi...
- Wed Jan 04, 2023 7:09 pm
- Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
- Topic: Current options for a C6-R focuser upgrade?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2592
Re: Current options for a C6-R focuser upgrade?
Honestly, I'm just trying to verify what I think I understand. Based on the fact that most of my research has been done on SolarChat, this seemed like the place to come to do that.
Any insight from anyone is appreciated.
Bill
Any insight from anyone is appreciated.
Bill
- Wed Jan 04, 2023 3:18 pm
- Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
- Topic: Current options for a C6-R focuser upgrade?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2592
Re: Current options for a C6-R focuser upgrade?
Happy new year, Stephen. My goal is high definition Ha imaging. My daytime seeing is often pretty good in my area, so the idea is to maximize the objective aperture to as big as my seeing will allow at best and I'm not overdoing it. I also want to maximize my clear aperture on the sensor end. I did ...
- Wed Jan 04, 2023 5:01 am
- Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
- Topic: Current options for a C6-R focuser upgrade?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2592
Current options for a C6-R focuser upgrade?
I am finally with approval from the boss that I can build my solar rig. It's only going to cost me in trade a kitchen renovation. I am getting a Celestron C6-R as the scope. Visual and imaging, solar only. With the substandard stock focuser requiring an upgrade, what focuser is currently available a...
- Tue Jan 08, 2019 4:39 am
- Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
- Topic: Multiple aperture off axis mask with white light film on dob
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4184
Re: Multiple aperture off axis mask with white light film on dob
Oh, wow.
Thank you guys.
Bill
Thank you guys.
Bill
- Sun Jan 06, 2019 5:12 am
- Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
- Topic: Multiple aperture off axis mask with white light film on dob
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4184
Re: Multiple aperture off axis mask with white light film on dob
Sorry, that was a dumb question.
Bill
Bill
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 2:50 pm
- Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
- Topic: Multiple aperture off axis mask with white light film on dob
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4184
Re: Multiple aperture off axis mask with white light film on dob
Another question.
Does the aperture have to be circular? As long as it's one aperture, it can be any shape, like oval, right?
Bill
Does the aperture have to be circular? As long as it's one aperture, it can be any shape, like oval, right?
Bill
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 1:29 pm
- Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
- Topic: Multiple aperture off axis mask with white light film on dob
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4184
Re: Multiple aperture off axis mask with white light film on dob
The longest solar minimum ever is the one you are in the middle of when you discover solar astronomy. Hey, at least it buys me time to research and save up for the Ha gear. I get the impression that it might cause diffraction issues, as if the mask part were really wide spider vanes in between the h...
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 5:35 am
- Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
- Topic: Multiple aperture off axis mask with white light film on dob
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4184
Multiple aperture off axis mask with white light film on dob
Hello and happy 2019! I have purchased a Sumerian Alkaid 12" f/5 dob for a travel visual scope. For those not familiar, it packs down to a suitcase that is smaller than carry on dimensions. The plan is to use this scope for night viewing, yes, but also have a white light filter for solar viewin...
- Thu Sep 20, 2018 5:20 am
- Forum: SPoD Archive
- Topic: Exploding arch prom from 9/19
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3668
Re: Exploding arch prom from 9/19
Stunning!
- Thu Sep 20, 2018 5:20 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Exploding arch prom from 9/19
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3036
Re: Exploding arch prom from 9/19
Stunning!
- Thu Sep 20, 2018 4:15 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Why is the PST etalon not sold on its own?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2091
Re: Why is the PST etalon not sold on its own?
Ok, that's hilarious. For the record, I'm looking at a Quantum solid on the back of maybe an AiryLab HaT. I know the benefits of double stacking, and was checking out my options. I've been considering the Lunt DSII module made for the LS80... thank you George :D The answers in the thread, especially...
- Tue Sep 18, 2018 1:57 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Why is the PST etalon not sold on its own?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2091
Re: Why is the PST etalon not sold on its own?
Yes, detailed enough. Thank you for your insight, and it probably needed to be said.
- Tue Sep 18, 2018 4:03 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Why is the PST etalon not sold on its own?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2091
Re: Why is the PST etalon not sold on its own?
But what about all the other manufacturers producing etalons?
Can you provide some more detail to flesh out your previous answer? If not done right, all solar is dangerous.
Can you provide some more detail to flesh out your previous answer? If not done right, all solar is dangerous.
- Tue Sep 18, 2018 3:17 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Why is the PST etalon not sold on its own?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2091
Why is the PST etalon not sold on its own?
Hello! I am a new SolarChat member, but not a new reader. I am on CN as well and I am going on about two years of painfully patient research about imaging and visual for solar. I've been on my 16" dob for a few years and I've been on a VERY patient campaign to get some proper gear for imaging a...