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Hydrogen-Beta Narrowband Filter

Hydrogen-Beta Narrowband Filter - Main image
$285.2 $460 In stock

Category: Filters

Description

H-beta filters are also useful for imaging nebulae and objects rich in ionized hydrogen. At 486.1nm, a narrow-band filter is required to separate H-beta from nearby blue and green spectral lines. Although weaker than the H-alpha line, this is often used for visual detection as the longer red wavelengths of H-alpha are difficult to detect by eye.

Specifications

  • Durable sputtered coatings
  • Thickness: 3.0mm
  • Filters designed for use with CCD and for f/4.0 or slower
  • Transmitted wavefront better than 0.25 waves/inch
  • Made in America
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Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Ella R. ★★★★★

Finally got this filter for my telescope and the difference in contrast on the Horsehead Nebula was immediate. It blocks out light pollution so well that faint details I’ve never seen before popped right out.

Leo ★★★★★

The narrowband pass at 486.1nm really cuts through city light pollution for my astrophotography rig. On the Rosette Nebula, it pulled out faint hydrogen-beta detail I couldn't see with my broadband filter.

Penelope ★★★★★

Finally got a clear look at the Flame Nebula's dark dust lanes—the 486.1nm passband really isolates that hydrogen-beta glow without any blue cast bleeding in.