Three great solar mysteries to ponder:
Why is the corona so hot?
Why is there a new solar cycle every 11 years?
Why isn’t the Meade Herschel Wedge badged Coronado?
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- Mon Jan 11, 2021 6:15 pm
- Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
- Topic: Prism or mirror diagonal best for solar Ha?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 259
- Mon Jan 11, 2021 5:58 pm
- Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
- Topic: Bubbles
- Replies: 7
- Views: 136
Re: Bubbles
Really excellent website you have - together with some great telescopes. I shall add it to my ever growing list of online solar resources. And good luck with the blocking filter.
- Sun Jan 10, 2021 6:00 pm
- Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
- Topic: Bubbles
- Replies: 7
- Views: 136
Re: Bubbles
Are you based in Europe? Presuming Italy? As Rainer says, I’m sure if you contact Lunt Europe (via Bresser in Germany) they will either fix it or provide a replacement.
- Sun Jan 10, 2021 3:32 pm
- Forum: Sunlit Earth
- Topic: What a talented lot......
- Replies: 7
- Views: 103
Re: What a talented lot......
Thanks everyone for your comments! The last official count of London parakeets was almost ten years ago, when there were 32,000 recorded. Estimates are that this has grown to a minimum of 50,000 today, and probably a lot more. They seem unconcerned by other large birds like crows and magpies, though...
- Sat Jan 09, 2021 4:08 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: January 7th - A day of Filaments
- Replies: 14
- Views: 86
Re: January 7th - A day of Filaments
Super images Brian. Such a sweet set up to double stack the LS80 with the LS75Fha.
- Sat Jan 09, 2021 3:53 pm
- Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
- Topic: Prism or mirror diagonal best for solar Ha?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 259
Re: Prism or mirror diagonal best for solar Ha?
Yes - it’s just the polarisation feature that distinguishes the Lacerta wedges. They are very solidly made too.
- Fri Jan 08, 2021 6:15 pm
- Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
- Topic: Prism or mirror diagonal best for solar Ha?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 259
Re: Prism or mirror diagonal best for solar Ha?
Yes the Baader wedge is expensive here. That’s one reason I opted for the Altair wedge. I have been really satisfied with it. Doubt anyone could see any difference between the two. I saw a small improvement in views, particularly at high magnification, when I moved from Baader film to the wedge. Bu...
- Fri Jan 08, 2021 4:55 pm
- Forum: Sunlit Earth
- Topic: What a talented lot......
- Replies: 7
- Views: 103
What a talented lot......
I’m blown away by the great images on this forum. I’ve never ventured into Sunlit Earth before, but it will now become part of my daily visit to Solarchat. One of the very few positives to come out of lockdown has been working from home and watching the seasons pass by. At the start of 2020 I bought...
- Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:01 pm
- Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
- Topic: Prism or mirror diagonal best for solar Ha?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 259
Re: Prism or mirror diagonal best for solar Ha?
Now we’re talking about white light James, I was surprised to see how expensive the Baader wedge is in the States - almost as much as a Lunt 50 and more than a PST!!
While you get cheaper Lunt and Coronado prices, we get cheaper Baader and Solarscope prices.
While you get cheaper Lunt and Coronado prices, we get cheaper Baader and Solarscope prices.
- Fri Jan 08, 2021 12:00 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: TODAY'S STEREO IMAGE
- Replies: 8
- Views: 88
Re: TODAY'S STEREO IMAGE
Thanks for posting Terry. Thought yesterday that brief burst of activity over the south east limb was quickly diminishing. Shame as looks like there will be clear skies for many in the UK tomorrow - still, a couple of nice filaments to enjoy
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 8:29 pm
- Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
- Topic: Prism or mirror diagonal best for solar Ha?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 259
Re: Prism or mirror diagonal best for solar Ha?
What are the ep's you are using there Mark? They’re Panoptic 24s Mark. For years I bleated on about only needing TV Plossls and orthos for solar (and the Pentax XF zoom - such a great solar eyepiece). But after getting some wider binoviewers, I bought a second Panoptic 24 in the summer, and they ar...
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 6:58 pm
- Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
- Topic: Prism or mirror diagonal best for solar Ha?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 259
Re: Prism or mirror diagonal best for solar Ha?
Yes, the focuser needs to be reasonably good for binoviewing. I believe the TV85 focuser is a Starlight (though this was denied by David Nagler at the last ‘Astrofest’ in London - I think he was protecting the supremacy of the TeleVue name - lovely guy though). Something I haven’t tried yet is to us...
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 11:30 am
- Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
- Topic: Prism or mirror diagonal best for solar Ha?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 259
Re: Prism or mirror diagonal best for solar Ha?
Yes - straight through James. It’s a neat system but it adds another 35mm to the light path which I could do without - the blocking filter has the blue tape around it
- Wed Jan 06, 2021 10:11 pm
- Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
- Topic: Prism or mirror diagonal best for solar Ha?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 259
Re: Prism or mirror diagonal best for solar Ha?
I'm in the process of working towards a new (mod/setup?) for this year that for my visual work will involve the Baader T2 prism diagonal, I think it will be a couple of months maybe before I get one (other bits to trickle in first), but I think will work just fine. The reason I am going this route ...
- Wed Jan 06, 2021 8:08 pm
- Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
- Topic: Prism or mirror diagonal best for solar Ha?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 259
Re: Prism or mirror diagonal best for solar Ha?
Thanks guys. I shall happily continue using my current Baader diagonal and not fret further. That Takahashi prism seems to be highly rated. As an owner of two Takahashi scopes, I can’t work out why the prism is the only Tak accessory that doesn’t require a second mortgage. In fact it’s a positive ba...
- Wed Jan 06, 2021 1:15 pm
- Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
- Topic: Prism or mirror diagonal best for solar Ha?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 259
Prism or mirror diagonal best for solar Ha?
This is perhaps a rather technical question, but one that’s been on my mind for a while, so am hoping someone on the forum might be able to answer. Are there any advantages to using a prism or mirror diagonal for solar observing? With conventional night astronomy, the general advice is that prisms a...
- Sat Jan 02, 2021 6:54 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: my first with solar scout ss60 + NEW !!! end of post
- Replies: 23
- Views: 341
Re: my first with solar scout ss60
Very nice image indeed considering this is currently the lowest priced Ha scope on the market, at least here in the UK. Suggestion from the few reports I’ve read is it seems to be more of an imaging scope than visual?
- Fri Jan 01, 2021 10:24 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Starting white light solar
- Replies: 19
- Views: 296
Re: Starting white light solar
One other thing Simon - to see fine detail around Sunspots and granulation, it’s best to crank up the magnification. And that requires well corrected eyepieces in fast scopes like the F/5.5 Esprit, otherwise you can get softer views, particularly towards the edge of the fov. Hyperions can struggle w...
- Fri Jan 01, 2021 5:07 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Starting white light solar
- Replies: 19
- Views: 296
Re: Starting white light solar
It’s all perfectly safe - if you just follow the instructions. You can find the Baader Coolwedge manual online if you want to do some reading ahead of taking delivery. No reason for any nervousness ahead of your first observation! Just relax and enjoy it. It will probably take some time to find out ...
- Fri Jan 01, 2021 2:37 pm
- Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
- Topic: SM2 to SM3 stacking question answered
- Replies: 36
- Views: 669
Re: SM2 to SM3 stacking question answered
Ingenious.
I struggle to reach the DS tuning control on my Ha scope.
I struggle to reach the DS tuning control on my Ha scope.
- Fri Dec 25, 2020 2:23 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Seasons Greetings
- Replies: 15
- Views: 134
Re: Seasons Greetings
Merry Christmas to everyone - from a sunny London!
- Fri Dec 25, 2020 2:07 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Christmas eve sunshine 24th Dec 2020
- Replies: 17
- Views: 171
Re: Christmas eve sunshine 24th Dec 2020
Very nice detail Alexandra - and Happy Christmas!
- Sat Dec 19, 2020 4:02 pm
- Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
- Topic: SM2 to SM3 stacking question answered
- Replies: 36
- Views: 669
Re: SM2 to SM3 stacking question answered
Ah - ok. So it is specifically a DS filter. Should work well hopefully.
- Sat Dec 19, 2020 2:40 pm
- Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
- Topic: SM2 to SM3 stacking question answered
- Replies: 36
- Views: 669
Re: SM2 to SM3 stacking question answered
Re-reading the original post, Coronado appears to be the only manufacturer which does not specify single stack and double stack etalons. Presume that’s because of the way they are tuned??
Hope the new filter is a success - will be interested to see how it performs
Hope the new filter is a success - will be interested to see how it performs
- Thu Dec 17, 2020 7:00 pm
- Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
- Topic: SM2 to SM3 stacking question answered
- Replies: 36
- Views: 669
Re: SM2 to SM3 stacking question answered
As a long-time Lunt and now Solarscope owner, I wish Coronado nothing but the best. All us enthusiasts need a strong Coronado to compete with Lunt and innovate. I have no knowledge of Meade’s business but I wouldn’t be surprised if Coronado were the only profitable part of the company. It just needs...