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LS80MT Modular Telescope H-Alpha Pressure Tuned

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$2236.5 $3195 In stock

Category: Solar Telescope

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Overview

The New Lunt LS80MT Modular Telescope, featuring Best in Class Resolution and Professional Grade Optics Configuration

  • 5.6mm Image Size
  • >.65a Bandpass (Single Stack)
  • >.45a Bandpass (Double Stack)
  • Use with: Hydrogen Alpha, CaK and White Light Filters, Standard Star Diagonal (night and terrestrial use)
  • 560 Focal Length

Description

Lunt LS80MT Modular Telescope


All Lunt LS80MT Modular Telescopes require a Lunt blocking filter for Day use.

Which blocking filter is right for you?

  • B1200– for visual use
  • B1800 –for larger field of view and imaging applications

The B1200 and B1800 Diagonals can be ordered in standard (diagonal) or straight-thru. If you don’t designate which type you want in the notes field of check out, the default order will be for standard.

LS80MT Modular Telescope

The New Lunt LS80MT is a powerhouse modular telescope, taking one of Lunt Solar Systems mosts popular sized telescopes and making it even more functional! At 80mm Aperture, with a FPL53 Doublet Lens, the LS80MT is a precision aligned ED refractor that is made to impress whether you are chasing the Sun’s active regions or sifting through the stars of the milky way. In Hydrogen Alpha configuration single stack mode, the LS80MT provides excellent viewing prowess at <.7 angstroms bandpass with Lunt’s reknowned Doppler True Tuning (pressure tuned) system. But dont sleep on its capabilities simply because the Sun goes down!

LS80MT Nighttime Telescope

Coming standard with FPL 53 Doublet Lens, the LS80MT transforms from a fully fledged Hydrogen Alpha Telescope into a night time or terrestrial telescope in only moments. Remove your Hydrogen Alpha module, or modules if you are double stacked, and replace with the backing plate and focuser (optional/available in packages) to start traveling between the stars at night or for terrestrial applications during the day. The Ultimate in transportability, the LS80MT is big enough to impress even the most seasoned astronomer, while maintaining a size appropriate to carry on a plane while traveling.

Versatile Telescope

With Lunt Solar Systems new Modular Telescope line up, versatility is the name of the game; and the LS80MT is no slouch- able to be used with all of our popular wavelengths (Hydrogen Alpha, White Light, Calcium K), you will never have a shortage of viewing possibilities. And at 80mm, the LS80MT is the perfect size for less than perfect viewing during Hydrogen Alpha configuration, making it a popular and perfect choice for inner city applications.

True Doppler Tuning

Importantly, True Doppler Tuning allows for a shift into and away from the user, adding a 3-D like component to the viewing experience. To be sure, it has minimal effect on proms due to their location at the edge of the disk, but it does have an effect on filaments and likewise the active regions on the surface. Also 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.  In this way following the filament through it’s structure toward you and away from you.  Amazingly, this allowing for enhanced visual and imaging capability for the observer as well as a research tool for the avid hobbyist. In addition the pressure tuning system provides an order of magnitude more precision to the tuning of the desired features.

 

LS80MT Solar Telescope Specifications: (single stacked)

  • Optical Aperture: 80mm
  • Etalon: Internal <0.65 Angstrom (<0.5 Double Stacked with DSII/SFPT)
  • Tuning: Internal Pressure Tune (Doppler True Tuning)
  • Focal Length: 560
  • F Ratio: F/7
  • B1200 or B1800 Blocking Filter
  • Focuser Options:
    • 2″ Crayford Focuser with 10:1 reduction
    • 2″ Rack & Pinion Focuser with 10:1 reduction
    • 2″ Feather-Touch Focuser with 10:1 reduction
  • Includes: 6″ Dovetail, New Red Dot Finder Handle, Mounting Ring Assembly, 2″ Crayford Focuser
  • Storage: Aluminum finished hard case with fitted foam
  • Weight: 9.25lbs

Optional Accessories

  • Starlight Feather Touch Focuser
  • 2″ Rack & Pinion Focuser
  • Double Stack Module (DSII/SFPT)
  • Calcium K Module
  • White Light Filter
  • Standard Night Time Diagonal

The Lunt LS80MT is available for pre-order today.

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Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Owen G. ★★★★★

The 5.6mm image size really showcases surface details I’ve never seen with my older scope, and the bandpass filter is razor sharp. It’s a solid step up in clarity for solar observing.

Madison ★★★★★

The pressure-tuning knob gives me precise control over the bandpass, and even with the 5.6mm image size, every solar detail pops like I've never seen before.

Avery ★★★★★

I was blown away by how sharp the views are through this scope—the pressure tuning really lets me dial in the bandpass perfectly. The .65a bandpass makes surface details pop like nothing I've used before.