Products for Solar Observing

Products for Solar Observers

Solar observing has never been more popular than nowadays. We offer a broad range of products for solar observers.

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Intes Micro Herrschel Prisms: solar diagonals for top contrast solar observing and imaging. Excellent value for money.

BAADER PLANETARIUM Products for Solar Observers (separate page)

AstroSolar Filter Sheets: solar filter sheets for building your own solar filters. Excellent optical properties.	Custom Made Solar Filters: AstroSolar filters with custom made aluminium cell	Herrschel Prism: A solar prism for top contrast solar observing and imaging	Solar Continuum: Contrast enhancing filters for solar observing. Reduce negative effects of seeing conditions

Calcium Line Filters: for observing flares in the sun's atmosphere	Solar Spectrum H-Alpha: Professional sub-angstrom H-Alpha filters	Prominence Attachment: observe solar prominences at highest possible contrast	Solar Filter For Finderscopes: AstroSolar filter in aluminium cell for 50mm standard finderscopes

TS Solar Scanner: a practical tool for solar observers - check how much there is to see on the sun within seconds

CORONADO Products for Solar Observers (separate page)
Coronado Personal Solar Telescope (P.S.T.) Probably the most affordable H-alpha telescope currently available.	Solarmax 40 H-Alpha Filter The smallest and most affordable of the Solarmax H-Alpha filters.	Solarmax 60 H-Alpha Filter Coronado's medium sized Solarmax filter for even more detail and brighter images.
Solarmax 90 H-Alpha Filter The largest of the regular Solarmax filters. A very powerful filter for near-professional use.	Coronado Maxscopes Complete H-Alpha telescopes. From 40mm to 90mm aperture.	Coronado Cemax Eyepieces Eyepieces and a Barlow lens optimized for H-Alpha observations.

Herrschel Prisms / Solar Prisms for High Contrast Solar Observing

Herrschel Prism for 1.25" eyepieces

Herrschel Prism for 2" eyepieces
with 1.25" eyepiece adaptor

Incl. protective light baffle - the baffle prevents burns caused by the reflected sunlight

1.25" and 2" Solar Diagonals - Made in Russia

Herrschel prisms (a.k.a. Solar Prisms) are made for high contrast solar observing with refractor telescopes.

Eyepieces are held firmly in position using a compression ring. This compression ring prevents scratches and holds heavy accessories securely.

Approximately 95% of the sunlight are reflected away, the rest can be used for observing. Variable polarizers or strong neutral density filters are used for dimming the sunlight to a comfortable level. We warmly recommend the Baader Solar Continuum Filter for enhancing contrast ....... Further Information on the Solar Continuum Filter

For visual use we always recommend the IR Cut Filter. It blocks the intense infrared and ultraviolet light that passes the solar prism and might cause eye injury by extended exposure.

Advantages of Solar Prisms:
Solar prisms are widely regarded as the highest contrast tool for solar observing. At the same time exposure times for astro-imaging are reduced because of the higher light transmission of a solar prism.

Item No.	Short description	Price - Euros incl. VAT
IN H2	Herrschel prism 2" - with 2" eyepiece clamp with compression ring incl. 1.25" eyepiece adaptor with compression ring	199.-
IN H1	Herrschel prism 1.25" - with 1.25" eyepiece clamp with compression ring	135,-
	recommended accessories
FXP 1	variable polarizer for 1.25" eyepieces. You can freely adjust transmission between 1% and 40%	49.-
FXP 2	variable polarizer for 2" eyepieces. You can freely adjust transmission between 1% and 40%	69.-
BA IR 1	IR and UV cut filter 1.25" - protection against intense UV radiation during visual observing	45.-
BA IR 2	IR and UV cut filter 2" - protection against intense UV radiation during visual observing	76.-
-	Baader Neutral Density Filters 1.25" & 2"	-