What is your favourite eyepiece for white light solar

[Carl Au]

As the above.

 I only have a single scope, a 102 ED-R. I do lots of lunar and white light solar as well as the usual, double star, planetary and open cluster work I usually do.

My most used and probably all time favourite for this kind of work is the Explore Scientific 11mm from the 82 degree series…..

What is your favourite?

[nicoscy]

Pentax SMC XF 6.5-19.5mm for me. Lightweight, decent FOV and a good range for solar work!

[Alan White]

I too am a one scope user Vixen ED103, I have two favourite eyepieces, Vixen 22 LVW and Pentax 10 XW,
the 10 until now has been the White Light hero and will remain so, but i have just acquired a Vixen LV zoom for trying in WL solar.

Edited August 7, 2022 by Alan White

[nicoscy]

Zooming in and out provides different perspectives, hence why a zoom is a good fit for solar…

[Mr Spock]

With the 102mm I use the 8mm LVW. Comfy to use and very sharp.

[Voxish]

I currently use an 11 mm and 20 mm Tele Vue plossls with my 4 inch refractor, although with a slightly slower focal length 

[Voxish]

Wow, just seen how old this thread is. Anyway since we are here what do the rest of you use? What magnifications do you use? 

[Franklin]

SLV 12mm

[bosun21]

Baader Morpheus 17.5mm & 12.5mm.

[John]

I don't do much solar observing but when I do I find a zoom eyepiece very useful. The Baader 8-24mm zoom would probably be my eyepiece choice unless I want high magnifications in which case I would press the Svbony 3-8mm zoom into use.

 

[Mr Spock]

I use the 120mm for solar now. Nothing else has changed. Primarily the 8mm LVW for x125, but also the 13mm for x77 and the 5mm for x200 when conditions permit.

[Voxish]

42 minutes ago, John said:

I don't do much solar observing but when I do I find a zoom eyepiece very useful. The Baader 8-24mm zoom would probably be my eyepiece choice unless I want high magnifications in which case I would press the Svbony 3-8mm zoom into use.

 

I don’t do a lot myself to be honest, but with the 11 year solar maximum about to reach its peak it would be rude not to. 

[John]

1 minute ago, Voxish said:

I don’t do a lot myself to be honest, but with the 11 year solar maximum about to reach its peak it would be rude not to. 

When I do white light solar it has generally been at outreach sessions. At least there is something to show punters now - a few years back the (usually) featureless solar disk was a little underwhelming. 

 

[Voxish]

Just now, John said:

When I do white light solar it has generally been at outreach sessions. At least there is something to show punters now - a few years back the (usually) featureless solar disk was a little underwhelming. 

 

I was just about to post the same thing, absolutely dire. Makes you wonder how Lunt and co don’t go bust in the intervening years!