LUNT 300mm Ha SolarScope - Question ??

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Re: LUNT 300mm Ha SolarScope - Question ??

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marktownley wrote: Sun Aug 01, 2021 7:03 am Wow! You have a C14 for solar now too Alfred?!?! :o
Hi Mark,

I started with a C8 fitted with a tri-band ARIES D-ERF. Lessons from using the C8 and subsequently C11 helped me gain confidence in using SCT for solar imaging.

This ERF is HA only. I had it for some time. I need to resolve tube current problems, get a nice focuser and a good HA blocking filter for it to get it working properly.

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14.0"/356mm C14 is big Alfred and no doubt quite heavy too.

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Thank you Rod for the update on the clearly well-made structure in India.
The height of the structure should certainly give some excellent views. :D

" I would like to move my Zeiss for better seeing but in the UK nowhere is safe anymore, I moved to a small village to get good skies fifteen years ago and built the observatory for my Zeiss, since then I have been sounded by houses and LED street lights :( " you have said :-

From a safe point of view, the need to alarm observatories and insure against theft, is likely becoming more of an issue in the U.K. and the unnecessary increase in both housing and light-pollution, is certainly encroaching on us being able to see the night skies compared to over 30-years ago, which at least doesn't affect Solar and Lunar views - where a clear line of site is available. :shock:

Unfortunately even now with the (so often) councils switching-off some street-lighting after around midnight, there appear to be many householders who are now using exterior-lighting, both badly-designed and very-badly angled causing unnecessary flood-light pollution. Only a little thought is required to stop those householders from imposing their pollution on others, but noise and other pollutions is something that will only get worse - unless sufficient legal-action can and will be taken against those issuers... :evil:

The downside of powerful LED lighting is a large cause of the problem, due to its' miniscule running costs, allowing all-night switch-on's... :oops:

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Re: LUNT 300mm Ha SolarScope - Question ??

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EGRAY_OBSERVATORY wrote: Sun Aug 01, 2021 10:25 am
The downside of powerful LED lighting is a large cause of the problem, due to its' miniscule running costs, allowing all-night switch-on's... :oops:

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Mirrors! :evil:

Arrange large mirrors to shine their light straight back at their windows and doors. :cool:

Or, what about "disco" mirror balls turning gently in the breeze? Throwing moving, bright spots back across their windows.

How can they possibly complain? :D


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Chris, that's a good idea, especially as I have some large and small mirrors available.

I've also got some very powerful torch-lights and an air-rifle too (and I'm a marksman) but alas both of those would be illegal to use.

Luckily in my case, there are obstructions of one sort or another that prevent almost all direct light-pollution, other than the effects of sky-glow of course...

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marktownley wrote: Sun Aug 01, 2021 7:03 am Wow! You have a C14 for solar now too Alfred?!?! :o

I second that!! :o :o


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Big, Bootiful and Heavy (even as bare-bones too) !!

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Re: LUNT 300mm Ha SolarScope - Question ??

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Mirrors! :evil:

Arrange large mirrors to shine their light straight back at their windows and doors. :cool:

Or, what about "disco" mirror balls turning gently in the breeze? Throwing moving, bright spots back across their windows.

How can they possibly complain? :D
Since we're talking extravagantly large equipment here, you could install your own "insecurity lighting" appropriately aimed at the offending party's domicile - this should do the job: a 1 million candlepower military surplus tank spotlight:

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They should have nothing to complain about since you're just being part of the valued Neighborhood Watch program. If they complain, call in Code Enforcement:

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That should take of the problem...

Hee - hee; just joking of course ;-)


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Ha Ha Bob !!
There's quite a few answers to your suggestion. Some are certainly a tad frightening, whilst others actually giving me and idea of what I could do with some of my lighting-gear.

I have a signalling lamp from a Lancaster Bomber, which has to have a very narrow beam - so as not to attract the attention of the "Hun" and normally only be used to send in Morse Code messages to accompanying aircraft, as "radio-silence" would have been in operation - whilst over enemy-lines...

I have a 5,000,000 (apparently) candle-power hand-lamp - which also has a narrow beam - similar to that shown in your first image, so at least if used will not have the noise and fumes generated by the tank !!

But significantly, it would be nice to be able to use a real-tank to take-aim at the offender's lighting, then tell the offender to switch the ****** light off or pointed down, otherwise !*!*!*!*

Oooh AaaaH..

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I have rode in an M60 tank. Back in 1981. Now the M1 Abrams has replaced the majority of them.


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Cheers James and a M1 Abrams will do nicely for the purpose !!

Terry


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