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Product Description
Antlia ALP-T Dualband 3nm Ha&OIII Filter
The Antlia ALP-T Dualband 3nm Ha&OIII Filter is a dual narrowband filter, which lets the red H-alpha (656.3nm) and the blue-green OIII (500.7nm) lines through and is primarily engineered for color cameras to assist astrophotographers taking deep sky images with superior SNR(Signal to Noise Ratio). With an FWHM half-bandwidth designed at 3nm and achieving an optical density (OD) of 4.5 on unwanted wavelengths, it works strongly in blocking light pollution, moonlight, and airglow, leading to enhanced contrast in nebulae images by effectively passing the Ha and OIII emission lines signal only.
Of note, Antlia has the 3.5nm dual band SII&H-beta version available.
The combination of these two dual band Ha&OIII and SII&H-beta filters allows extreme narrow-band images with OSC cameras by capturing the spectral data from 4 channels i.e. Ha/OIII/SII/Hb. The spectrum of these four channels can be separated and recombined into various color palettes in your post-processing. The resulting images can be used for luminance contrast enhancement of traditional RGB-balanced images or the creation of images in various popular false-color palettes such as H-O-Hb, S-H-O, H-S-OHb, H-O-O, etc.
The advanced multi-coatings on Antlia ALP-T dual-band filters effectively isolate the red, Ha line, blue-green, OIII line, deep red SII, and the blue H-beta lines from emission nebulae, with almost total suppression of optical density (OD)4.5 on unwanted wavelengths from light pollution, moonlight, and airglow. The result is that both the ALP-T dual band Ha&OIII version and SII&Hb version create a superior signal-to-noise ratio and better contrast in your OSC images whether used in urban or rural areas, making them excellent choices for astrophotographers aiming to capture high-quality and more detailed celestial images.
When you buy 2 filters of the Ha&OIII version and the SII&H-beta version as a COMBO, you can get them at a cheaper price.
Main Features
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Passes OIII 500.7nm and H-alpha 656.3nm lines
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Capturing of the two main emission wavebands in the red and blue-green at the same time
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Ultra FWHM 3nm design allows for increasing exposure time and capturing detailed nebulae signal Designed to be used primarily with color cameras to capture cleaner data or used as Luminance filter mono cameras to save imaging time
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Recommended to be used with ALP-T Dual Band SII&Hb filter to create images with better
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SNR( signal-to-noise) and better isolation between the 4 channels
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Suppression of optical density (OD)4.5 on unwanted wavelengths adds signal-to-noise
Specifications
| Model | Hydrogen Alpha | Oxygen III | Sulfur-II | Hydrogen Beta |
| FWHM | 3nm +0.6/-0.1nm | 3nm +0.6/-0.1nm | 3.5nm +0.5/-0.5nm | 3.5nm +0.5/-0.5nm |
| CWL (Central Wavelength) | 656.3nm | 500.7nm | 672.4nm | 486.1nm |
| Peak Transmission | 90% | 82% | 90% | 85% |
| Blocking | ≥OD4.5 @ 300-1100nm | ≥OD4.5 @ 300-1100nm | ≥OD4.5 @ 300-1100nm | ≥OD4.5 @ 300-1100nm |
| Filter Thickness | 2mm+/-0.05mm | 2mm+/-0.05mm | 2mm+/-0.05mm | 2mm+/-0.05mm |
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