Solar Telescope

While planning our trip to the solar eclipse, I thought getting a solar telescope might be a nice way to really enjoy the time before and after the eclipse.  My long-term telescope purchasing plan had one on the agenda but as a low priority.  I read some article a long time ago about the Coronado Personal Solar Telescope.  So, I did some new research the Personal Solar Telescope.  It was as I remembered it but the price seems a lot higher.

I also recalled that the Orion Dobsonian I originally planned to get before I purchased the used Lightbridge included a solar filter.  But, after doing some more research into solar filter, I was a little worried if they got a scratch or hole.  Probably not warranted but still.

I also though the Personal Solar Telescope seemed kind of limited.  I knew there were other models from Coronado but the price raised dramatically.  So, I researched if there were other manufacturers and found Lunt.  It had a good range of models and also made the binoculars I got for the kids.

I created a price matrix between the low end models for Lunt and Coronado.  The Lunt LS50THA 50mm telescope looked like a good price for more features.  The decision was made when I saw some astrophotography pictures people posted online.  The images were very compelling.