My previous filter was made before Baader film I think. It may have been described as Mylar back in the day. I've never looked through Baader film or a glass filter.
What I'll say is that the views today were much better than my old filter. Everything is sharper, detail pops out and, in particular, surface detail is very obvious. For me, this is a huge improvement.
Hi Andrew , I have owned a 1000 oaks glass and Kendrik solar filters in the past and now have the Lunt wedge and I concur with Morton here , the detail seen is seen easier and is more contrasty , especially the sun spots at high powers 150x + .
The only thing I miss about the nice 1000 oaks glass filter is the lovely orange disc these give , looks more natural ? but the Kendrik showed more surface granulation .
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.
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.
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
Having used the wedge a few times now I am very pleased with it. Performance in my little ZS66 is excellent. It helps that there are plenty of sunspots around just now!
The other day I was viewing from my balcony around 15 minutes before sunset. A small plane flew across the sun and gave a spectacular silhouette. I even saw the head of the pilot as the sun shone through the windows. A few minutes later a flock of birds in the distance flew across as well. Nothing scientific about these "observations" but they were very nice!
Hi Andrew , I have owned a 1000 oaks glass and Kendrik solar filters in the past and now have the Lunt wedge and I concur with Morton here , the detail seen is seen easier and is more contrasty , especially the sun spots at high powers 150x + .
