Lunt 40mm Dedicated Ha Solar Telescope - Feather Touch Focuser
LS40/B600FT
Lunt 40mm Dedicated Ha Solar Telescope - Feather Touch Focuser
LS40/B600FT
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Why We Love the Lunt 40mm Dedicated Ha Solar Telescope - Feather Touch Focuser
Description
Easily portable and a joy to use, the Lunt 40 mm joins the Lunt Telescope lineup as our smallest aperture offering, while providing the power, amazing detail and quality you expect from a Lunt Telescope — all at an impressive ~4.0 mm solar image size!
The All New Lunt 40mm Solar Telescope provides the basic essentials perfect for a first time introduction to solar observing. A true grab-and-go dedicated Hydrogen-alpha telescope, the Lunt 40 mm F/10 system is sure to impress allowing both amateur and seasoned professions to experience the awe-inspiring phenomena of our closest Star!
Focuser
Ultra-smooth coarse focus knob (no 10:1 fine focus). Adjustable tension and lock. Rotatable. Glare resistant black internal baffling.
Lunt Zoom Eyepiece
Lunt 7.2 mm - 21.5 mm Zoom Telescope Eyepiece. 1.25" barrel.
Lunt flat-field solar telescope eyepieces are coated with 0.1% anti-reflective coatings — the same coatings we use on our etalons!
Use for nighttime and daytime viewing.
What can I see with a Lunt 40mm Dedicated Ha Solar Telescope - Feather Touch Focuser?
Here are some simulated views of common objects. Results with your telescope will vary with viewing conditions, obrits, equipment and more.
Jupiter with
22mm Eyepiece - 18x Magnification
(Included with This Telescope)
Jupiter with
10mm Eyepiece - 40x Magnification
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Jupiter with
5mm Eyepiece - 80x Magnification
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Moon with 22mm Eyepiece
18x Magnification
(Included with This Telescope)
Moon with 10mm Eyepiece
40x Magnification
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Moon with 5mm Eyepiece
80x Magnification
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Andromeda with 36mm Eyepiece
11x Magnification
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Andromeda with 22mm Eyepiece
18x Magnification
(Included with This Telescope)
Andromeda with 10mm Eyepiece
40x Magnification
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What's in the Box
Specifications
| Telescope Type | Dedicated H-alpha |
| Universal Capabilities | H-alpha |
| Aperture | 40 mm |
| Objective Type | Custom Doublet Optimized at 656 nm |
| Objective Coating | Ion Assist Ultra-Narrowband AR (656 nm) |
| Focal Ratio | F/10 |
| Focal Length | 400 mm |
| Focuser | Feather Touch |
| Mounting | Mounting Foot |
| Storage | Hard Case |
| H-alpha Etalon Type | Internal Dedicated |
| Etalon Wavelength | 656.28 nm |
| Etalon Bandpass | <0.7 Å Single Stack, <0.5 Å Double Stack |
| Etalon Material | UV Grade Fused Silica |
| Etalon Tuning | Tilt |
| Doppler Shifting | Instant |
| Blocking Filter Size | 6nm Diagonal |
| Blocking Filter Bandpass | 6 Å |
| Sun Finder | Tele Vue Sol Searcher built in |
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