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SOLAR SCOUT 60mM
DEDICATED SOLAR TELESCOPE
Congratulations on your purchase of a Solar Scout 60mm dedicated
Hydrogen Alpha solar telescope. Please read this manual before using
the product.
To begin, plug in the included power supply, then insert a diagonal
in the rear of the telescope, and insert an eyepiece or camera in the
diagonal. Turn the tuning knob to point straight away from the LED
light.
When the light turns green in about 5-10 minutes your
viewing experience can begin. Align the telescope to the Sun by
observing the white screen on the rear of the bullet finder. Twist
the large red focus grip multiple revolutions to achieve sharpest
focus.
For assistance:
Call:
1 (866) 680-6563
Email: service@daystarfilters.com
Visit:
http://www.daystarfilters.com
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- Page 1 DAYSTAR FILTERS SOLAR SCOUT 60mM DEDICATED SOLAR TELESCOPE Congratulations on your purchase of a Solar Scout 60mm dedicated Hydrogen Alpha solar telescope. Please read this manual before using the product. To begin, plug in the included power supply, then insert a diagonal in the rear of the telescope, and insert an eyepiece or camera in the diagonal.
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Page 2: Cautions And Warnings
A few very important points that owners and operators must understand: • DayStar filters are rear-mounted and can be applied to a choice of telescopes if applied properly. If application is incorrect, the filter will not perform as specified. •... - Page 3 USAGE: The Scout is an F/3.75 native achromatic doublet objective with an integrated 4.3x telecentric barlow, this results in an approximately 930mm F/15.5 image to provide the best performance. Because of the included barlow, and ample backfocus is available and a large magnification is achieved with normal focal length eyepieces.
- Page 4 Finding the Sun: NEVER look “up” along the telescope towards the Sun, or operate the telescope without the solar filter unit installed or eye damage may result. 1) Observe the shadow of the telescope, and point the telescope until the smallest shadow is obtained.
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Page 5: How It Works
How it works: After the objective, light from the telescope enters the blocking filter (at left), where wavelengths near H alpha are transmitted while the rest are reflected back out. Red H alpha light then passes through the telecentric barlow lens elements to achieve a slower focal ratio, more parallel light beam. - Page 6 Eyepiece Selection: Daystar Recommends the DayStar 25mm Plossl, or Tele Vue Plossl series eyepieces of 25mm, 32mm, and 40mm. Remember that at long focal ratios, a high powered eyepiece can exceed Dawes' limit. Observers will find best results with an eyepiece which is 32mm or greater to avoid this.
- Page 7 - A jet-stream moving overhead can also hurt seeing conditions even on a clear day. DayStar Filters are high power viewing platforms and this high resolution can be susceptible to seeing issues. Solar Observers using high powered, high resolution telescopes and DayStar filters should heed daytime seeing.
- Page 8 Solar Imaging Tips: Daystar recommends MONOCHROME imaging whenever possible best results. recent availability cameras DSLR cameras has offered a simple opportunity solar observers to image Hydrogen Alpha with a Digital SLR camera. Please be advised, however, that due to the nature of monochromatic light and its effects on a CCD camera, certain negative effects are likely to occur.
- Page 9 Exposure time: Imaging solar vs. nighttime astrophotography is very different. Dark sky imaging requires long exposure times to capture enough light. Solar imaging offers ample light, so exposures should be very short. Plus, fluctuations in seeing dictate that short <1/10 second frame rates will be better, as seeing cells move quickly to distort the image and can come and go during a long exposure.
- Page 10 Features of the Sun in Hydrogen Alpha: By observing the sun with narrow bandpass filter tuned to 6562.8Å, we can observe the behavior Sun's Chromosphere. The chromosphere is like a shell of gas around the Sun's photosphere, always moving and changing. The chromosphere's structure behaves differently in active regions than quiet areas, where magnetic field lines are stronger.
- Page 11 Spicules dominate the chromospheres in non-active regions have been studied exhaustively. They barely visible, last only about 15 minutes, and resemble a "burning prarie". Some jets can be seen shooting 10,000 km up from the Sun's limb at velocities of about 30km/sec.
- Page 12 Ellerman Bomb: A remarkable feature of Emerging Flux Regions Ellerman bomb. Bright points with very broad H-alpha wings (±5Å) that are low in the atmosphere so they are not visible on H alpha centerline. Called 'moustaches' for their appearance on spectrograph, they appear spectroscopically like wide moustaches with a gap in the middle.
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Page 13: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Blank, featureless disk: Ensure power is applied and LED is green. Try moving focus in and out 3-4 complete revolutions of the grip. Make sure a 25 to 40mm eyepiece (not included) is installed. Ensure knob is pointing straight away from the power jack. Check for droop, all connections must be tight and square. -
Page 14: Specifications
Specifications: Aperture: Achromatic doublet 60mm Focal length: 930mm (approximate effective) Effective F ratio: F/15.5 Wavelength: 6562.8Å Tuning knob: Wing shift +/- 0.5Å in 0.1Å increments. FWHM: Not specified. Prominence units are generally 0.6Å or above, Chromosphere units generally 0.5Å or below. Barlow: Integrated, fully baffled 2 element telecentric 4.3X barlow optimized for 656nm... -
Page 15: Fcc Notice
Household users should contact either the retailer where they for Household users should contact either the retailer where they for disposal. Copyright: This manual copyright © DayStar Filters 2017, all rights reserved. Filters 2017, all rights reserved. -
Page 16: Warranty
Manual (B) modified, altered, or used as part of any conversion kits, subassemblies, or any configurations not sold by DayStar, or (C) serviced or repaired by someone other than the DayStar Filters Service Center for a defect or malfunction covered by this warranty. This warrantee includes shipping to and from any point inside the United States.
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