Hershel wedges - Lunt or Baader (any other?)

[25585]

Baader being more known to me, but Lunt seem more specialist.

Which is better optically, and which has better heat tolerance for long sessions?

[jabeoo1]

I would personally go for a Lacerta herschel wedge, they are a fraction of the cost.  No personal experience with any of them though!

[Moonshane]

I went for the Baader cool wedge as this fits better with my use of T2 connectivity.

[Moonshane]

The views are pretty good of course too!

[xtreemchaos]

ive heard that the badder ones have the edge but I use a lunt one with good results, heres a sample. charl.

[laudropb]

It really depends on how much you want to spend. I opted for the Lunt Herschel 1.25 wedge and in conjunction with the Baader solar continuum filter it gives very nice views. The Baader wedge is a good bit more expensive but many on here recommend it. I believe it out scores the Herschel wedge at higher magnifications but I have no experience with it.

[Moonshane]

I previously had a 1.25" Lunt and it was really great for the money. I do feel the baader has the edge but it's not by much and as I say it's convenience that I use the Baader. Also, the optical length of the stripped down Baader is actually less than the 1.25" Lunt and for BVs this matters.

[John]

I'm not an avid solar observer but I have a Lunt 1.25" Herschel Wedge and it works pretty well with my 100, 102 and 120 refractors. I use a single polariser filter rather than the solar continum. I think the best views using the HW have probably with with the Tak FC100.

 

 

[kerrylewis]

I bought the Lunt 1.25 from FLO last year and have been delighted with the quality of the views. 

[Peter Drew]

I have a Lunt 1.25" HW and I have tried the Lacerta version, both gave excellent and similar images. The Lacerta is enormous physically by comparison. 

[Doc]

I used to have the Baader one and it was very good indeed, build quality was excellent but it was hardly used as I'm not really a solar observer so I sold it.