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[. . . ] Coronado SolarMax and SolarMax II hydrogen-alpha telescopes and filters are designed and tested to provide safe viewing of the Sun. These systems consist of two critical parts: The etalon filter that may be mounted at the front of the telescope or internally inside the telescope tube and the blocking filter that is mounted at the back of the telescope. Both of these components must be properly installed to provide safe solar viewing. Most Coronado blocking filters (BF filters) are installed in a special diagonal that mounts at the rear of the telescope and holds the eyepiece. [. . . ] There are many cameras that can be used for imaging - Coronado does not make adaptors. SolarMax II 60 Telescope Aperture - 60mm Focal Length - 400mm f/Ratio - f/6. 6 Bandwidth (Single Stacked)- <0. 7 Å Bandwidth (Double Stacked)- <0. 5 Å Thermal Stability - 0. 005 Å/°C Blocking - Full blocking >10-5 from EUV to far IR RichViewTM tuning lever for internal Etalon TmaxTM tilt wheel External Etalon unit RichViewTM tuning ring SolarMax II 60 - Double Stack 8 SolarMax II 90 Dedicated H-a Telescope Congratulations on your purchase!Meade Instruments has shipped your Coronado SolarMax II telescope fully assembled and ready for use. Be sure to read the safety and cleaning instructions on page 4 and 13 before using your SolarMax II telescope. You can refer to the diagrams below for questions regarding the components of your system. Please read these instructions in full before setting up your new SolarMax II telescope and contact our customer service if you have any questions. Mounting - The clamshell mounting ring your SolarMax II telescope has been shipped with is compatible with any 1/4 20 thread. Most standard photographic mounts and mounting hardware can be used to provide a safe, stable, and reliable set up. Meade manufactures and sells separately one mount suitable for the SolarMax II 90: The LXD75 German equatorial computer controlled mount. Meade also makes a dovetail mounting block (product #DT-LXD75) compatible with the LXD75 mount and many other mounts on the market. Draw Tubes - The SolarMax II 90 telescope has a very fine adjustment helical focuser that rotates around the OTA in order to achieve focus. This focuser also has two drawtubes that will need to be adjusted for "rough focus". Blocking Filters - The SolarMax II 90 telescope is available with a BF15 or BF30. However the BF30 will be mounted inside the telescope and the diagonal supplied will be without any blocking filter. The SolarMax II 90 telescope with an internal BF30 can be used without the diagonal to mount imaging equipment in a straight through configuration but drawtube #1 will still be 1. 25". You cannot substitute another diagonal for the Coronado Blocking Filter Diagonal. This would create an unfiltered system and deliver light from the Sun that will cause damage to the eye. Contact Coronado if you are unsure which version you have. SolarMax II 90 Telescope Aperture - 90mm Focal Length - 800mm f/Ratio - f/8. 8 Bandwidth (Singel Stacked) - <0. 7 Å Bandwidth (Double Stacked)- <0. 5 Å Thermal Stability - 0. 005 Å/°C Blocking - Full blocking >10-5 from EUV to far IR RichViewTM tuning lever for internal Etalon TmaxTM tilt wheel Draw tube #1. Draw tube #2. SolarMax 90 External Etalon unit RichViewTM tuning ring SolarMax II 90 Double Stack 10 SolarMax II 40mm, 60mm and 90mm Filter Sets Congratulations on your purchase of a SolarMax II H-a filter set!Be sure to read the safety and cleaning instructions on page 4 and 13 before using your SolarMax II filter. You can refer to the diagrams below for questions regarding the components of your system. Never point your telescope at the sun until your filter set is fully assembled on the telescope. Please read these instructions in full before setting up your new filter set and contact our customer service if you have any questions. [. . . ] Using a mount with a Meade Autostar can be helpful in locating the Sun, especially when used in conjunction with the Sol Ranger. If you still can't achieve focus you may be looking at a ghost image or reflection of the Sun. Move the telescope's FOV around slightly and you will find the actual image. - H-a light is very far into the red end of the spectrum and our eyes are not, initially, very sensitive to this. [. . . ]