DAYSTAR SOLAR SCOUT 80MM H-ALPHA TELESCOPE
Daystar
H-alpha apochromatic doublet
2.13 kg
DAYSTAR SOLAR SCOUT 80MM H-ALPHA TELESCOPE - Chromosphere is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
The DayStar Solar Scout 80 is a high quality carbon fibre achromatic doublet refractor specifically designed for the Hydrogen-alpha wavelength. It contains an interchangeable Quark Chromosphere or Prominence H-alpha filter which offers performance comparable to similar solar telescopes from other manufacturers, but at a far lower cost.
The Solar Scout 80 is available in either Prominence or Chromosphere configurations at no extra cost, depending on your goals.
- The Chromosphere version features a bandpass between 0.5 - 0.3Å, making it the perfect choice for viewing surface detail, although prominences will still be visible.
- The Prominence version has a bandpass of 0.8 - 0.6Å, which will deliver bright, high-contrast views of prominences against a jet black sky.
Features
- 1400mm Effective Focal Length
- Quality Achromat Doublet 80mm refractor
- Interchangeable Quark H-alpha filter
- Carbon fibre construction
- Robust and precision accuracy: Helical Front-Focus can't slip and does not turn the eyepiece.
- Solar Bullet finder projects safely onto white screen.
- Full 22mm clear aperture.
- Quark can be moved to other instruments for different magnifications
- Swap filter(s) for different bandpass views
- 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
- Environmental hard case
- 5 year warranty
* Application of 2" eyepieces or components, and Camera T-adapters require additional, optional accessories. Diagonal shown in photo is optional.
Specifications
Aperture |
80 mm achromatic doublet |
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Focal Length |
1400 mm (approximate effective) |
Effective F ratio |
F/17.5 |
Wavelength |
6562.8 Å |
Tuning knob | Wing shift +/- 0.5 Å in 0.1 Å increments |
FWHM |
Prominence model: 0.6 - 0.8 Å, Chromosphere model: 0.3 - 0.5 Å |
Barlow |
Integrated 2-element telecentric 4.3x optimized for 656 nm |
Blocking filter | Integrated 12 mm blocking filter |
Clear aperture | 22 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 | 512 mm length x 94 mm width x 135 mm height |
Weight | TBD |
SKU | Chromosphere - DS-SS80C, Prominence - DS-SS80P |
Downloads
DayStar Solar Scout 80mm user manual |