Barlow, Powermate or Telecentric? Which to choose? @AZASTROGUY

Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

This video dives into the difference between a Barlow lens, a Powermate and a Telecentric:
- learn which one to use for what applications
- see real examples of different magnification
- discover which suppliers I recommend

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Barlow, Powermate or Telecentric? Which to choose?

What I imaged with my Lunt 100MT in just 20 hours

Time Lapse on the Sun July 20 2023 Lunt100MT Universal Telescope

$The Ultimate Guide to Broadband Solar Telescopes, Filters, Observing and Imaging This video is everything I wish I had when I started white-light solar observing and imaging. We cover what you can expect to see, solar safety, broadband vs. contrast filters, capture techniques, telescopes, cameras, and more! ☀️ TAKE YOUR SOLAR OBSERVING TO THE NEXT LEVEL The Solar Observer’s Handbook is my comprehensive, critically acclaimed guide to viewing, capturing, and processing the Sun. 📖 Available now in softcover, personally signed softcover, and PDF: 👉 https://www.azastroguy.com/solar-handbook ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 - Introduction & What you can see 01:53 - Safety First 03:03 - Herschel Wedges, film vs glass broadband filters 04:44 - Refractors for solar 06:29 Contrast Filters and why you need one (540nm Continuum & 430nm G-Band) 08:20 Comparing 540nm images to 430nm images 09:18 Seeing: how to optimize where and when to observe and image 10:25 Barlows, Powermates and Telecentrics: how to choose? 10:56 Binoviewers for solar 11:22 How to choose Broadband cameras for solar 12:02 Lucky imaging 12:20 Specific solar camera recommendations 12:58 Conclusions, telescope and filter recommendations 🔔 SUBSCRIBE & JOIN THE CHANNEL Subscribe for more solar time-lapses, tutorials, equipment discussions, and deep dives into our nearest star! ⭐ Become a YouTube Member for exclusive perks: • Early access to new videos • Live demonstrations & Q&A • Discounts & preferred consideration for new content topics 👉 Click the Join button above to support the channel! 🔭 SOLAR EQUIPMENT LINKS If you are considering buying a solar telescope or astronomy gear, using my affiliate links below supports this channel at no extra cost to you. I may receive a small commission from qualifying purchases: • Agena Astro: https://bit.ly/3qfWaZS • High Point Scientific: https://bit.ly/4p7f7HA • Lunt Solar Systems: https://luntsolarsystems.com/?rfsn=8727310.7de84a For Player One cameras and filters, I recommend AstroWorldTelescopes: https://astroworldtelescopes.com?sca_ref=11939575.K06rkut1Vo ☕ SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL CONTENT Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/azastroguy #SolarAstronomy #SolarImaging #Astrophotography #Telescope #Sun$

90 minutes on the Sun in a 24 second timelapse

First look at a new telescope mount! The TTS160 Panther Lite

$Broadband sun The Sun on Nov 25, 2025. We see a full disk image of the Sun in broadband. The light areas near the limb are faculae, hotter spots on the Sun. Then we zoom in on a sunspot group, and identify the parts of the sunspots. The umbra in these sunspots are about the size of the Earth. Pores are pre-sunspots that may develop into sunspots or be reabsorbed into the Sun. Granules are hot upwellings of plasma about the size of Texas that last about 15 minutes. I took this with my TEC160FL refractor and a Lunt herschel wedge. You can turn your refractor into a solar observing telescope like this with a Lunt herschel wedge that can be obtained here: https://luntsolarsystems.com/?rfsn=8727310.7de84a This is a referral link. You pay no more for using this link but I may earn a small commission. Thank you. #luntsolarsystems #telescope #solar #solarimaging #astrophotography #space #sun #star #astronomy I put a lot of work into these tutorials. It really helps if you subscribe to my channel. Thanks. Links Sun and Seeing conditions: SDO: https://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/ Astrospheric: https://www.astrospheric.com/ Meteoblue seeing: https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/... Goodtostargaze: https://www.goodtostargaze.com/ Clearskyscharts: https://www.cleardarksky.com/csk/$

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Barlow, Powermate or Telecentric? Which to choose?