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Originally Posted by MortonH
Since I don't have the solar continuum filter I've been experimenting with a green #56 filter and an orange #21 filter. The orange shows almost as much surface detail as the green and gives the nice colour that many people expect (though the sun is actually white, of course!). For sunspots I prefer orange over green.
I reckon I may get the continuum filter at some point in the future.
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I think the sun is actually yellow, being a G2V dwarf and all. But absolutely agree about the Lunt wedge, it shows far more surface detail through a 4" f15 achromat than I get through a 10" with a 1000 oaks glass front filter.
Cheers,
Andrew