• Fully integrated 70mm f/5 7 h-alpha tele - 400mm focal length.
• Includes Coronado’s patented RichView tuning system.
• Sol Ranger viewfinder.
• Black and Gold hard carry case.
• 10mm blocking filter.

The SolarMax III is a 70mm F/5 7 refractor equipped with 60mm external hydrogen – alpha (H-α) filters Available in both single-stacked (<0 7Å) and double-stacked (<0 5Å) bandpasses and either 10mm or 15mm blocking filters The SM3 70mm has a new two-speed rack & pinion focuser which creates a more user-friendly interaction with the tele The two-speed 2” focuser has both coarse and fine focus controls allowing the user to get a more precise focus critical for both solar imaging and visual observing Additionally the SM3 70mm includes only external “True” H-α etalon filters giving higher contrast views and sharper features compared with models using smaller internal H-α etalon designs Experience darker backgrounds sharper features and higher contrast with the new SolarMax III series tele The SM3 70mm also includes Coronado’s patented RichView tuning allowing direct tuning of the primary etalon filter The patented RichView tuning technology provides additional tuning range and an overall better way of adjusting the filters bandpass No other commercially available H-α tele can provide the tuning range and accuracy of the new SolarMax III tele Now you can tune for the highest contrast views of your favorite solar features without sacrificing image quality Double Stacked models ((<0 5Å bandpass) include two “True” external etalon filters One etalon filter equipped with our patented RichView tuner and second etalon with tip-tilt tuning using Coronado’s T-Max tuner Whether you are focusing on the solar edge or surface features in the chromosphere the SolarMax III 70mm is the solar for you Since both etalon filters are now external to the tele you can easily remove both filters and rear blocking filter diagonal to use the as a normal refractor for night time astronomy It’s like having two s in one! The new Coronado 70mm SolarMax III series tele with enhanced rack & pinion focuser and large external etalon(s) are now the perfect way to view the Sun! The SM3 70mm comes with an included 18mm CEMAX eyepiece Sol Ranger Solar Finder Vixen-style dovetail ing rail and an all-new black and gold Aluminum Hard Carry Case (Dimensions 26 5" x 8 66" x 8 66") This very high quality 70mm solar tele features an 400mm focal length f/5 7 focal ratio and 10mm blocking filter Includes ing rings Cemax 18mm eyepiece Sol Ranger solar finder and black & gold aluminum hard carry case