Highest Useful Magnification

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Highest Useful Magnification

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I thought it would be a good idea to have a reference thread where people share what they have found to be the highest useful magnification for their various solar telescopes.

I have a Ha PST and I find a 8mm eyepiece (50x magnification) to be the highest useful magnification.
After 50x I find the picture to become too dim and contrast declines.


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With my LS80 ...120 x with 4.7mm
With LS60/60.....100X WITH 4.7 MM
FAVORITE eyepiece for both scopes Nagler 7 mm with eyecup giving 80x and 70x aprox.


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On my Lunt 60T/60DS scope I use a Baader zoom, 8-24mm(62.5-21x mag) on most, days within that range and a Televue 3-6mm zoom(166-83x mag) on the best of days,the 5 and 6 mm settings being the most used in ideal conditions,and the 3 a 4mm rarely used. For me the most practical used magnification range for this scope on good days would have to be 31x-62.5x(16-8mm eyepieces).I find that after about 100x mag (5mm)the image gets too dark,especially in DS mode.

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On my DS LS60, I normally start off with my Lunt 7.2 - 21.5mm Zoom, providing from 22x to 67x.
For a more detailed view I use a 7mm Nagler (68x), and on those rare thermally stable mornings here I use a 4.8mm Nagler (102x)
If I had only one eyepiece for visual use it would be the Lunt Zoom. I've never tried the Baader Zoom, but I'm sure the quality is there.
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Re: Highest Useful Magnification

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If you have a Nagler eyepiece ,try it like this :seesaw :)
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