Daystar quark promimence vs chromosphere

Equipment Filters Solar Filter
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framoro avatar
framoro avatar
Dear All,
I would like to ask for expert opinions on the daystar quark prominence and chromosphere filters and how much of a difference there is between the two.
Thanks in advance.
Francesco
Well Written
andrea tasselli avatar
andrea tasselli avatar
I have always found the prominence filter tricky to operate and I never had good experience in using for imaging purposes (far too much magnification for daytime seeing).
Ed Dixon avatar
Ed Dixon avatar
When I looked at them a few years ago, I found more folks that liked the chromosphere model.  That is what I got and have been very happy with it.
Eddie Bagwell avatar
Eddie Bagwell avatar
I use the DayStar Chromoshere Quark for better surface detail and can also get excellent results of rim prominences for images and animations.

Here are a couple of my latest surface and prominence solar images:


Twin Sunspots AR3282 ( Starman609 ) - AstroBin

Prom Activity Along the Solar Rim - IV ( Starman609 ) - AstroBin
Tim Ray avatar
Tim Ray avatar
I have the Chromosphere version. I also found that most pictures published are with that model.
Franklin Marek avatar
Franklin Marek avatar
I am very happy with my chromosphere model.  That said the Quarks can be finicky at times with using the thermal tuning system to get on band.  Takes some trial and error.
framoro avatar
framoro avatar
Thanks to all those who shared their opinions.
Francesco
Tareq Abdulla avatar
Tareq Abdulla avatar
Chromosphere version here too