Best Solar Filter for Imaging...?

[Srbin]

Hi

I'm looking to try some solar imaging using my Megrez 72. I'm torn between the Baader film and the Thousand Oaks. Does anyone out there have any experience or preference of either of these (or prefers another...?)

Many thanks.

[Merlin66]

I have various solar filters; 1000 Oaks, JMB and Baader film.

Other than the faint colouring differences, they all do the job very well.

Bang per buck you can't beat the Baader Solar Film.

Ken

[brianb]

The Thousand Oaks orange colouring is a severe handicap to imaging .... if you really like it visually, try an orange filter with Baader solar film. My experience is that the Baader film is also better optically - less quality loss and less light scatter.

If you want to do imaging (and not visual) try to get the "photographic" Baader film, it lets through 16x as much light so you get much shorter exposures allowing you to "freeze" the seeing more easily. However it is unsafe to use visually without significant extra filtering.

[Srbin]

Thanks Guys

Baader film it is then !!! (and a sheet of stiff paper to make the mount...)