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I caught it on April 9 from here in the southwest. In a 10-inch Dob, it was an obvious fuzz ball, brighter toward the center, with just the slightest hint of a tail. It was ‘detectable’ in 18 x 50

Hey Jonathon, should be better by the end of the month following the sun down.

Awesome.? I'll have to check it.? I can't believe this one snuck up me like this.? Thanks for the photo.

I just looked this morning. Very low on the horizon before sunrise and a very bright moon. -Mike

Has anyone seen Comet SWAN (C/2025 F2), if so how did it look? I just heard about it. https://youtu.be/iERDNtxmCB4?si=4gwAiCiCTUeVY95t

Greetings, Saturday Night's forecast is iffy - strong southwest flow ahead of a warm front usually indicates high clouds (see attached). If we have clear skies, given the Holiday Weekend can I get a

I don’t use a heater for the Lunt blocking filter*. I store it inside the house over the winter nights and wait until the temperature breaks 40 before setting up. It almost never stays below 40

Lunt Blocking Filters (which look like a simple diagonal under the eyepiece) are temperature sensitive. Lunt says they work down to 40°F. But they don’t snap on and off– mine works much better (I

Sorry for the confusion. The $1000 price point was just for the solar telescope. This telescope will be used for public events. Thank you for everyone's insights so far.

Evening, folks! Apologies for the late breaking news, but for anyone who wasn't aware and is interested, the Virginia Living Museum is hosting part of their "Naturally Speaking" series, with Dr.

One last note. Daystar does use a power heater on their filters if that is any consideration, which it may not be. Some Lunts require heating too under certain ambient temps. Roy can address that as

Shawn. Does he want it for personal use or public use? There is no reason (unless you really want one) to have a tracking mount on a solar scope as I personally would not leave it exposed on the sun

I saw a 50mm Lunt on cloudynights foor $650 https://www.cloudynights.com/classifieds/item/406980-lunt-50mm-pressure-tuned-h-alpha-telescope-b600-blocking-filter/ I use a Skywatcher AZGTI with mine and

Tough one at 1000 price point for scope and tracking mount. Why a tracking mount though??

Boy that's gonna need a 100 element wide field eyepiece. :)

The ranger (Austin) in North Carolina that we work for their annual statewide star party is interested in getting an entry level solar telescope. Does anyone have suggestions? Do you think this one is

Got aperture fever? https://www.mtwilson.edu/observe/

Won't be easy to fill those shoes

He loves(d) not only chasing eclipses but an accomplished amateur, both a visual observer and an astrophotographer.

Oh, that’s horrible! Lots of sympathy for Fred, his wife and family. And what grace and courage in facing the demise he knows is coming very soon. Poor Fred – he will certainly be greatly missed