• 1. Equipment
• 2. Observing
• 3. Conclusions

1. Equipment

White light solar viewing is a very rewarding pursuit that allows one to utilize their night time astronomical equipment with minimal additional investment. I have usually focused my solar observing using hydrogen alpha, but once I saw all the details a good white light solar setup could provide I then became hooked and now enjoy white light much more than hydrogen alpha solar viewing. My standard setup for white light solar viewing has been a Takahashi TSA-102 Apo with binoviewer. Over the objective I use a standard full aperture glass solar filter, the type typically sold by Orion and others. I have heard from others that the solar Mylar film can provide better performance but I have always been skeptical about these claims.

Since I wanted to get a solar filter for my new Lunt 152-ED Apo to up the game in my white light