Lunt Solar 1.25" White Light Solar Wedge # LS1.25HW

5.0 Lunt Solar Wedge

This is a quality solar wedge. I'm very happy with my purchase and of course Agena Astro is a great outfit to purchase from.

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5.0 Great Product

This is a very well made product that does the job very well.

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5.0 Must have for Refractor users

Easy to Use,Lightweight,Quality Lenses,Strong Construction,Accurate,Compact

Price

Wow!!!

I am very impressed with the contrast and detail of sunspots through this Herschel Wedge. The sun is seen as a white ball rather than orange or blue that you get from solar filters placed on the objective. This gadget makes me want to get a bigger refractor...

If you decide to get one of these, make sure to invest in a variable polarizer. It will be needed to reduce the brightness of the image.

Solar filters maybe a cheaper investment, but this can be used on any small refractor with less than 4" aperture. It's nice to know that if you should decide to upgrade your refractor, you don't need to reinvest on a solar filter for the new refractor. Alternatively, you could use it with fellow refractor users by simply changing the diagonal.

Very appreciative also that it comes with a aluminum case with foam that makes storage and transport easier.

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5.0 An Essential Solar Tool

I chose this Herschel wedge over using solar film because of the safety factor - no filter cell subject to punctures, gravity, wind and curious children's hands. That's why these devices are also referred to as safety wedges.

I use this with an 80mm ED refractor. Its quality build is apparent. It provides very impressive and contrasty views given the seeing conditions, and resolution capacity of my small scope. I like the design of the heat trap, which doesn't get overly hot.

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5.0 Solid Product

Accurate,Lightweight,Easy to Use,Strong Construction,Compact

I have used thin film and glass filters for white light solar observing and previously owned a Herschel Wedge but sold it. This Lunt is much better than the previous wedge in terms of fit & finish and I like that the neutral density filter is an integral part of the wedge so it cannot be accidentally left out. In use, the wedge seems superior to film and glass filters, revealing more detail through my 4" refractor; as long as you add a single polarizing filter or a Solar Continuum filter to your eyepiece. Without the additional filter, the image is awash in light which effects contrast. I use an inexpensive polarizing filter which does not turn the image green like the Solar Continuum. White light views are great through this Lunt wedge. It's the best I have used.

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5.0 An Excellent Solar Wedge

Compact,Strong Construction,Easy to Use,Accurate

Used with a 70mm ED refractor, the 1.25" Lunt wedge gives me the best contrast, sharpness and detail I have seen in a white light solar image. It is well conceived and executed. As an example, the eyepiece holder is a bit taller than a conventional diagonal to accommodate filters. I use a single polarizer, which is comfortable at maximum, and a 1.8ND which is most comfortable for me. You will definitely need some form of final energy absorption as the image is uncomfortably bright without it. This wedge very efficiently dumps much of the energy to a heat sink at the rear of the unit. The sink never actually gets hot with a 70mm objective, warm, but not hot. This is a nice bit of work from Lunt at a very reasonable price.

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5.0 Ultra Sharp White Light views and images

Lightweight,Accurate,Extra Safely Built,Strong Construction,Storage Case Included,Nd 3 Filter Built In,Easy to Use,Compact

Polarizer Not Included

I shoot thousands of Solar images over the course of the year. I have several types of systems including the film time solar filters and wedge type filters. One thing the wedge filters have in common is that they require a lot of "in" focus from your telescope. It is difficult to get my 100mm through 60mm scopes to focus using a 2" version of the solar wedge but this 1.25" focuses easily and works with all my scopes in those size ranges. The images are considerably sharper with a wedge like this than the best solar film and allow you to see a higher level of contrast. This wedge is built really well is also extra safe to use because it has an internal system that blocks and absorbs the exist beam. The engineering behind it was well thought out. This is now my go to filter for white light imaging.

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