Baader AstroSolar Telescope Filter 160mm WH

Baader Solar Filters provide a safe way to observe and photograph the sun in the best possible quality using AstroSolar® ClearWhite Safety Film OD 5.1. Many homemade filters stretch the filter material tightly to make it look like a glass filter. However, this reduces image quality and makes the filter unusable at higher magnifications. AstroSolar® Safety Film must be mounted completely free of tension to act like a highly precise, plan-polished optical window. Although this may seem contrary to common quality expectations, AstroSolar® must show slight waves. Only when the filter material is subjected to stress from an inadequate frame does it perform no better than a simple glass filter made from untreated window glass.