Safety Herschel Prism

Um mich für den kürzlich gestarteten 25. Zyklus vorzubereiten, habe ich mir den Baader Cool Ceramic Herschelkeil mit dem inkludierten 2 Zoll Solar Continuum und ND 3.0 Filter gekauft. Dieser soll dann in der hoffentlich bald aktiver werdenden Sonne zusammen mit meinem Skywatcher ESPRIT 100 und einer monochromen ZWO Asi Kamera Verwendung finden. Anbei ein kleines Mosaik aus 3 Teilen bestehend vom 9. Mai 2020, Mosaik weil ich eine kleine Barlow verwendet hatte. Die einzige Herausforderung war das in-Fokus kommen, - dazu musste ich die 11/4 Zoll "Nase" der Kamera abschrauben, um möglichst nahe ranzukommen, sonst wäre es sich nicht ausgegangen.

I use the photographic model for both visual and photography. I use it with a TV 85 APO refractor and a 152mm Officina Stellare APO triplet refractor.. I was concerned that my TV 85 APO wouldn't have enough in focus for photography. But with the removal of the Click lock and replacement with the Tmount adaptor and my Niikon DSLR it comes to focus with about 3/16" to spare on focuser travel. The other scope is no problem either. Optically this is the ultimate for white light photography. I also have BAADER Astro Solar Film filters that up to now have been my choice. But the Hershel Wedge gives even better results with fine detail and nice crisp images without flare or ghost images. The Solar Conitinuum filter is designed to work with achromats but even APOs will benefit. Larger magnification images hold together extremely well.. The real question is whether the big difference in cost between the Hershel Wedge and BAADER Astro Solar Film is giving the best bang for the buck? If you are only an occasional observer, not a photographer, it may not be worth it. But if you are a hard core solar fan than I recommend it highly. By the way also have a Ha solar scope and while that is fantastic....the two views are very different. If you don't know what I am talking about....read up on the differences and than you can decide if you want to get the wedge.