The Overwhelmingly Small Solar Telescope (OSST)
Basics
The de facto smallest member of the telescope family is our dedicated solar telescope.
| Manufacturer | Coronado |
| Series | Solar Max II |
| Aperture | 60mm |
| Focal length | 400mm |
| f/Ratio | 6.6 |
| Bandwidth | < 0.5 Å |
| Blocking filter | BF10 |
| Miscellaneous | Richview tuning |
| Double Stacked | |
| Sol Ranger Sun finder |
| The OSST comes in its own leather case in which it is safely stored. |  |
| Included are the tube with all necessary filters, components and a 1.25'' eyepiece. |  |
| There is a dovetail mount on the bottom to mount it to the Celestron Advanced GT mount. |  |
Halpha telescope - overview
Layout & Operation
Layout
| Richtview tuning ring |  |
| External etalon | |
| Tilt wheel | |
| Sol Ranger Sun finder |  |
| Eyepiece |  |
| Blocking filter | |
| Helical focuser | |
| RichView Tuning System | |
| Clamshell & Sol Ranger | |
| Helical focuser |  |
| Blocking filter & Eyepiece |
Setup
The basic assembly is described in the article on the Advanced GT.
Operation
The operation of the Advanced GT as well as features like hibernation do not differ from the CGE-Pro and can be found in the corresponding article on the CGE-Pro.