Solar Fast Tilter

Product Overview

The Player One Solar Fast Tilter (SFT) is a sensor-tilt adapter built to defeat Newton's rings in solar narrowband imaging. By letting you tilt the camera slightly, up to about ±9 degrees, in seconds rather than minutes, it breaks up the interference rings that plague etalon-based solar imaging so you can get to a clean image quickly.

Who It's For

The SFT is for solar imagers, especially those shooting hydrogen-alpha and other narrowband setups, who fight Newton's rings and want a fast, controllable way to dial in sensor tilt at the telescope.

Key Features & Design

• Fast ±9° tilt: a two-screw adjustment tilts the sensor up to roughly ±9 degrees, letting you clear Newton's rings in seconds instead of fiddling for minutes.
• M42 threads both ends: M42 × 0.75 threads on both sides drop it into standard imaging trains.
• 1.25″ adapters included: a 1.25″ holder and 1.25″ T-mount are provided for flexible connection.
• Compact aluminum body: a 15 mm-thick Aluminum 6061-T6 body adds only 40 mm of total optical length.

Recommended Uses

Use the Solar Fast Tilter for narrowband solar imaging, particularly hydrogen-alpha work with etalons, where Newton's rings appear and a small, quickly adjustable sensor tilt cleans up the image.

Compatibility & Accessory Notes

• Connections: M42 × 0.75 on both ends, plus the included 1.25″ holder and T-mount, integrate it with common solar imaging trains.
• Backfocus: it adds 40 mm of optical length, so confirm your setup can still reach focus; for example, Player One notes the Lunt 40 does not have enough travel to reach focus with the SFT in place.

Good to Know Before You Order

• The SFT adds 40 mm of path length, so some short-tube solar scopes (Player One cites the Lunt 40) may not reach focus with it installed; check your available backfocus.
• Player One does not publish a weight for the SFT; contact us if you need it for balancing a specific rig.

FAQ

Is it difficult to set up? No. It threads into your imaging train via M42 (or the included 1.25″ adapters), and you set tilt with two screws; clearing Newton's rings takes seconds.

What are Newton's rings and why does tilt help? They are concentric interference rings that form in narrowband solar imaging; tilting the sensor a few degrees off-perpendicular breaks up the interference so the rings disappear.

How much can it tilt? About ±9 degrees, controlled by two adjustment screws.

Bottom Line

The Solar Fast Tilter gives solar narrowband imagers a quick, repeatable ±9° sensor tilt to eliminate Newton's rings without a lengthy fiddle at the eyepiece end.