The DayStar Solar Scout 60-C Chromosphere is a high quality achromatic doublet refractor with carbon fibre tube and is specifically designed for the Hydrogen-alpha wavelength. It contains a removable Quark Chromosphere filter which offers performance comparable to doublestacked solar telescopes with similar aperture from other manufacturers, but at a far lower cost.
The full version of the Quark Chromosphere is included and can be removed and used with other telescopes with the appropriate energy rejection filter.
Unlike most 'entry-level' solar telescopes which have a bandpass of around 0.7Å, the Solar Scout 60DS has an approximate bandpass of 0.5Å, resulting in greater detail of surface structures and filaments. The Solar Scout features a 12mm blocking filter with 16mm of clear etalon aperture, significantly more than competing offerings.
Features
- 930mm Effective Focal Length
- Quality Achromat Doublet 60mm refractor with carbon fibre tube
- Interchangeable Quark Chromosphere H-alpha filter
- 'Doublestack' performance at no extra cost
- Robust and precision accuracy: Helical Front-Focus can't slip and does not turn the eyepiece.
- Solar Bullet finder projects safely onto white screen.
- 16mm eyepiece aperture.
- Adaptable for 2" or Camera mount / views
- Always on-band with USB power, 5v 1.5amp
- Tuning knob allows wing shifting +/- 0.5Å
- LED indicator for power, warming, ready, fault
- Vixen /Photo style mounting foot
- 3 year warranty
* Application of 2" eyepieces or components, and Camera T-adapters require additional, optional accessories. Diagonal recommended to achieve focus.
Specifications
| Aperture | 60 mm achromatic doublet |
|---|---|
| Focal Length | 930 mm (approximate effective) |
| Effective F ratio | F/15.5 |
| Wavelength | 6562.8 Å |
| Tuning knob | Wing shift +/- 0.5 Å in 0.1 Å increments |
| FWHM | ~0.5Å |
| Barlow | Integrated 2-element telecentric 4.3x optimized for 656 nm |
| Blocking filter | Integrated 12 mm blocking filter |
| Clear aperture | 16 mm clear etalon aperture, passes full solar disk |
| Connection | 1.25" female drawtube with brass compression ring |
| Mounting | Reversible Vixen style dovetail foot with 1/4-20 holes |
| Power | Requires 5 v 1.5 amp with USB Micro-B connector |
| Dimensions | 391-403 mm length x 78 mm width x 110 mm height |
| Weight | 1.33 kg |
| SKU | DS-SS60C |
For all orders exceeding a value of 100USD shipping is offered for free.
Returns will be accepted for up to 10 days of Customer’s receipt or tracking number on unworn items. You, as a Customer, are obliged to inform us via email before you return the item.
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