Daystar SS60-DS Solar Scout H-alpha Telescope
The engineers at Daystar have made great strides in cost reduction so that we can now offer a quality 60mm H-alpha telescope at unheard-of pricing! The Daystar SS60-DS Solar Scout H-alpha Telescope is the best priced 40-60mm H-alpha telescope on the market.
Features
- 930mm Effective Focal Length
- Best Priced 40-60mm H-alpha Telescope
- ‘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
- 110-240VAC wall adapter (Optional 24mAh battery available)
- Tuning knob allows wing shifting /- 0.5Å
- LED indicator for power, warming, ready, fault
- 3 year warranty
SS60-DS Includes
- Quality Achromat Doublet 60mm refractor
- Helical Front-end Focus with fine precision can focus for visual and imaging.
- ‘Doublestack’ performance at no extra cost
- Top quality Quark* performance
- Micro-USB power cable and US wall charger
- ‘Solar Bullet’ finder
- Vixen /Photo style mounting foot
Bundle Includes
- Solar Scout SS60-ds Telescope
- Standard US – micro USB power cable & supply
- Vixen style mounting foot & bullet finder
- PLUS Additional International wall power adapter
- PLUS Fully Multicoated 25mm plossl eyepiece
- PLUS 1.25″ mirror diagonal
- PLUS 10,000 mAh Daystar battery with mounting strap.
* Quark component is not interchangeable on SS60ds. Original SS60 telescopes can interchange Quark optical components, but for cost reduction needs, the SS60ds has an all-in-one conjoined construction.
** Application of 2″ eyepieces or components, and Camera T-adapters require additional, optional accessories. Diagonal shown in photo is optional.
Technical 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 |
| Barlow | Integrated, fully baffled 2 element telecentric 4.3X barlow optimized for 656nm |
| Blocking filter | Integrated 12mm blocking filter |
| Clear aperture | 16mm clear etalon aperture |
| Full disk | Passes full solar disk |
| Eyepiece side | 1.25” female drawtube
Brass compression ring to protect eyepiece Optional 2″ and SCT accessories available Diagonal recommended to achieve focus |
| Mounting | Reversible Vixen style dovetail foot with 1⁄4-20 tripod mounting holes |
| Power | USB power, 5v 1.5amp, female Micro-B connector
Power is required for proper operation |
| Wall adapter | 90-240VAC wall adapter, includes US, UK, Euro and Australian plugs |
| Opt. battery | ” Optional 8-hour battery pack available” |
| LED indicator | Yellow: temperature settling
Green: ready to observe, filter on band Red: fault such as low voltage |
| Settling time | Approximately 5-6 minutes after power up or change of wing shift |
| Temperature | Ambient temperature range 40°-100°F |
| Dimensions | 78mm wide, 110mm tall, 391-403mm long |
| Weight | 2.93lb / 1.33 kg |
In the Box
- Solar Scout SS60-ds Telescope
- Standard US – micro USB power cable & supply
- Vixen style mounting foot & bullet finder
Bundle Include
- PLUS Additional International wall power adapter
- PLUS Fully Multicoated 25mm plossl eyepiece
- PLUS 1.25″ mirror diagonal
- PLUS 10,000 mAh Daystar battery with mounting strap.
Warranty & Manuals
Daystar 3-Years Warranty
