DAYSTAR SOLAR SCOUT & SOLARQUEST MOUNT BUNDLE
Daystar
Alt-Azimuth
H-alpha apochromatic doublet
60 mm
f/15.5
930 mm
2.66 kg
DAYSTAR SOLAR SCOUT & SOLARQUEST MOUNT BUNDLE is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
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The DayStar Solar Scout 60DS and SkyWatcher SolarQuest bundle is the perfect introduction to solar astronomy! The Solar Scout is a high quality achromatic doublet refractor specifically designed for the Hydrogen-alpha wavelength. It contains a Quark Chromosphere filter which offers performance comparable to doublestacked solar telescopes with similar aperture from other manufacturers, but at a far lower cost.
The SkyWatcher SolarQuest solar tracking mount is lightweight and ridiculously easy to use. No need to worry about aligning your equipment the night before or early in the morning. Using its patented HelioFind solar finder and built-in GPS, SolarQuest autolevels and calculates the azimuth and altitude of the sun, all with the single push of a button. Once self-aligned, the mount locates and tracks the sun for hours at a time.
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.
Note: The tripod shown in the photos is not included in the bundle.
Warning: The SolarQuest mount is designed to work with dedicated solar telescopes ONLY. Do not point other types of optical device at the sun; looking directly at the sun without a certified filter will cause immediate and irreversible damage to the eyes or instrument.
Solar Scout 60DS Features
- 930mm Effective Focal Length
- Quality Achromat Doublet 60mm refractor
- Integrated Quark 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.
DayStar Solar Scout 60DS
| 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-SS60DS |
SkyWatcher SolarQuest
| Weight capacity |
5 kg |
|---|---|
| Mount weight |
1.3 kg |
| Power requirement |
8 x AA batteries (not supplied) |
| Dovetail saddle |
Vixen-style |
| Motors |
DC servo motors |
| Slew speeds |
16 x and 1200 x |
| Mounting |
3/8" thread hole |
| SKU |
SW-HELIO |
Customer Reviews
Worked straight out-of-box.
After initial mount alignment and save, sun appears in EP every time.
Amazing to see solar features with just a standard celestron 40mm EP.
Attached first image of sun with zwo ASI290mm and zwo ASIstudio.
Rough focusing and exposure setting. Edited to show dust particles on camera protect window.
Definitely need a shade box for laptop to reduce screen glare.
