Lunt 100 mm Modular H-Alpha Solar Telescope - Observer Package

Lunt LS100MT 100 mm H-Alpha Solar Telescope Observer's Package

Contained within this Lunt LS100MT f/7 H-Alpha Solar Refractor Modular Telescope Observers Package is everything required for both solar and night sky viewing, including a B1200 Blocking Filter Diagonal and 2" Rack & Pinion Focuser. Additional accessories that come with the LS100MT Observer Package include a 1.25" diagonal, a 7mm - 21 mm zoom eyepiece, a 2" white light wedge and polarizing filter, 2" to 1.25" adapter, backing plate and focuser assembly for nighttime, mounting rings with built-in red dot solar finder handle, an 8" Vixen-style dovetail, and a hard case.

Lunt’s LS100MT model H-Alpha Solar Refractor boasts professional grade optics and the best resolution of any telescope in its class. This highly versatile observational instrument is suitable for use during the day for viewing solar phenomena, as well as at night for viewing a myriad of cosmic curiosities. The LS100MT’s 100 mm of aperture is plenty large enough to make an impression on astronomers regardless of its current configuration. Experience our closest star’s outer marvels like prominences, filaments, surface granulation, and active regions through the easily transportable LS100MT, a solar telescope that more than lives up to the standards set by Lunt Solar Systems for high quality performance. In addition, the LS100MT, like all Lunt Modular Telescopes, features Lunt’s doppler true tuning system to allow for incredibly subtle tuning adjustments that render the finest views possible.

Observers who wish to keep viewing the sky after the Sun sets only need to remove the Hydrogen-Alpha module before they can begin exploring the enormity of the cosmos. Let this refractor's triplet ED apochromatic lens with FPL53 glass take you on a journey across the Milky Way galaxy by combining the star diagonal included in this LS100MT Observer package with the 7mm - 21 mm Zoom Eyepiece, or any other 1.25" eyepiece of your choice. With the use of a variety of filters, the LS100MT can be made suitable for White Light (included) and Calcium K (sold separately) viewing. Given all its possible uses and configurations, it’s hard to imagine the LS100MT spending much time in storage.

True Doppler Tuning

True Doppler Tuning primarily allows for a shift into and away from the user, adding a 3-D like component to the viewing experience. Although the effect this has on prominences is minimal due to their location at the edge of the disk, it does have an impact on filaments and similarly active regions on the surface. Additionally, while looking at a filament at the center of the Sun, the user has the ability to Doppler shift from the base of the filament to the tip, thus following the filament through its structure toward you and away from you. This enhanced visual and imaging capability benefits the observer while providing a useful research tool for the avid hobbyist. Lastly, the LS100MT’s pressure tuning system allows for more precise tuning of desired features by an order of magnitude.

Optional Internal Double Stacking Module

While the Lunt LS100MT comes standard as a single-stacked system with a <0.65 Angstrom bandpass, you can reduce the bandpass to <0.45 Angstroms with the help of an internal double stack module (not included; see recommended accessories). This enables high definition solar views with truly enhanced surface details that seem as if they are "popping out" at you. This does not require that the LS100MT be returned to the factory. In fact, purchasing the single-stacked version provides a more affordable way to obtain Lunt’s best solar scope while still leaving room for upgrades at a later date. However, if you do decide on the LFPT internal double stack module upgrade, you’ll be able to experience our closest star in finer detail than ever before.

Lunt LS100MT H-Alpha Solar Telescope Specifications

• Optical Aperture: 100 mm

• Etalon: Internal <0.65 Angstrom

• Tuning: Internal Pressure Tuned (Doppler True Tuning)

• Focal Length: 714 mm

• Focal Ratio: f/7

• Blocking Filter: B1200

• Focuser: 2" Dual Speed Rack & Pinion Focuser

• Mounting Rings with Red Dot Solar Finder Handle and 8" Vixen-style Dovetail

• Storage: Aluminum hard case with fitted foam

• Weight: 12.7 lbs.