I got to use one of these. It was really cool to see waves that looked like curly hair coming off the sun. I’m told those sun flares are thousands of miles high. Then it can be changed to show dark sun spots instead. A very cool tool.
Still pricey but i didn't know about the connection between Coronado and Lundt.The third main maker is Datestay,or something similar, and I think that they are based on the Isle of Man a semi independent country between England and Ireland.I am not aware of any other makers of these scopes.There's a lot more choice with dedicated white light ones although I just use Baader Solar film afront my refractor.
So those two particular items are “fun” to track down… both are sadly discontinued items (at least when I was searching months back), but I hunted them down on the CloudyNights classifieds. A lot of people have them sitting around collecting dust. Got them both for a song.
Hi. Great video! Thanks! I am delighted with my Coronado sunscope. I have just one query. There is a bit of forward movement occurring with the etalon on my scope (as opposed to rotating) but it doesn't appear to adversely affect the filters. I would just like to know if this is normal or if it needs to be tightened in some way. I think I saw similar movement in your video. Thank you. Doug Davies. Perth Western Australia.
The best review I’ve seen on this telescope by far. You’ve explained everything I was questioning about this telescope. I was wondering, would i be able to attach a astro camera to this instead of the eyepiece?
I would try to take a picture of it with something more modern with better automatic / dynamic contrast, this camera can't do that, it just looks like an LED.. a 1200$ red led
I got to use one of these. It was really cool to see waves that looked like curly hair coming off the sun. I’m told those sun flares are thousands of miles high. Then it can be changed to show dark sun spots instead. A very cool tool.
Thanks for making this video and sharing your knowledge on this device. Very helpful for a prospective buyer like me.
Glad it was helpful!
Still pricey but i didn't know about the connection between Coronado and Lundt.The third main maker is Datestay,or something similar, and I think that they are based on the Isle of Man a semi independent country between England and Ireland.I am not aware of any other makers of these scopes.There's a lot more choice with dedicated white light ones although I just use Baader Solar film afront my refractor.
Where did you get the sun-blocking/eyepiece holder and the vixen extension to attach the PST to the drive? Thanks!
Found similar items at CCTS, however not currently in stock. 🙁
So those two particular items are “fun” to track down… both are sadly discontinued items (at least when I was searching months back), but I hunted them down on the CloudyNights classifieds. A lot of people have them sitting around collecting dust. Got them both for a song.
Hi. Great video! Thanks! I am delighted with my Coronado sunscope. I have just one query. There is a bit of forward movement occurring with the etalon on my scope (as opposed to rotating) but it doesn't appear to adversely affect the filters. I would just like to know if this is normal or if it needs to be tightened in some way. I think I saw similar movement in your video. Thank you. Doug Davies. Perth Western Australia.
Yep mine has some wiggle room in the etalon dial too.
Thanks Mike. Sorry about the delay in getting back to you!
@@dougdavies7638 no worries, I was months late 😉
The best review I’ve seen on this telescope by far. You’ve explained everything I was questioning about this telescope. I was wondering, would i be able to attach a astro camera to this instead of the eyepiece?
You can do so, yep. Ideally a monochrome one, which I don’t currently own.
I would try to take a picture of it with something more modern with better automatic / dynamic contrast, this camera can't do that, it just looks like an LED.. a 1200$ red led
True. The sun benefits from a monochrome CMOS camera, which I don’t currently have.