Antlia ALP-T Dual Narrowband H-a, H-b, SII & OIII (3/3.5nm) 2 Filter Set for f/4 & Slower Telescopes - 2" Mounted
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PLEASE NOTE: Antlia is making a running change to their packaging. They are transitioning from 2-piece magnetic plastic cases to a smaller 1-piece non-magnetic design. Depending on the item(s) you order, you may randomly get one case type or the other or a mix of the two. We cannot entertain requests for any specific case type.
IMPORTANT: Please read this important note below before buying Antlia narrowband filters. No returns will be accepted for Antlia narrowband filters exhibiting halos around bright stars as disclosed below.
Please note that some users may see halos around bright stars in images made with this filter. Such halos have been observed with filters from other leading manufacturers and in the previous generation of Antlia narrowband filters as well. These halos can be caused and/or made worse by other optical accessories in the imaging train, their relative positions, telescope design/optics, camera, software, or a combination thereof. In general, OIII filters seem to have a higher propensity to show halos compared to H-alpha or S-II filters, but in rare cases the latter filters can also exhibit faint halos around bright stars.
Antlia has made great strides in their coatings to minimize haloing of bright stars, but you may still observe this effect to some degree. See the sample OIII image below of Alnitak (magnitude 1.74) and IC434 in Orion (SkyRover 155mm Apo, ZWO 6200MM-P Camera, 20 min exposure) provided by Antlia. In most cases, haloing will not affect your image unless you have very bright stars in the field of view.
Please note we are unable to accept returns of any Antlia narrowband filters if you do observe this haloing effect in your images.
If you must ensure there are no detectable halos in your images, you may want to consider Astrodon or Chroma narrowband filters instead. These filters, however, cost two to three times as much as Antlia 3nm filters do. Antlia is being honest and upfront. They are the ones telling us about these halos, that their filters are great for the money but still not as good as Astrodon/Chroma, and pointing out that with this full disclosure, they will not accept returns. They are leaving it up to the customer to decide if this is good enough for them or not. We believe that for most imaging applications, Antlia filters continue to offer excellent value for astrophotographers and these continue to be among our top sellers.
Please see the links above for a detailed description of each individual filter included in this set.
Set of two 2" mounted filters (M48x0.75 thread)
Antlia ALP-T Dual Band 3nm Ha&OIII filter: Dual band filter with a very narrow passband of 3nm in OIII and H-alpha to achieve a higher signal-to-noise ratio.
Antlia ALP-T Dual Band 3.5nm SII&Hb filter: Dual band filter with a very narrow pass band of 3.5nm H-beta and S-II. This filter is ideal for increasing contrast of nebulae that emit in the sulfur and H-beta range using OSC. It provides additional feature separation and isolation in Hb areas.
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.
Useful Resources
Filter Cell Specifications
D = Filter Cell Diameter = 50.3 mm / 2.0 in
T = Total Filter Height = 7.3 mm / 0.28 in
C = Filter Cell Height (Excluding Male Thread) = 4.9 mm / 0.19 in
M = Male Thread Length = 2.5 mm / 0.09 in
F = USABLE Female Filter Thread Length = Not threaded, so you cannot stack additional filters
S = Glass Substrate Thickness = 2 mm / 0.07 in
CA = Clear Aperture = 45 mm / 1.77 in
Other Information
- Country of Manufacture: China
Please see the links above for a detailed description of each individual filter included in this set.
Set of two 2" mounted filters (M48x0.75 thread)
Antlia ALP-T Dual Band 3nm Ha&OIII filter: Dual band filter with a very narrow passband of 3nm in OIII and H-alpha to achieve a higher signal-to-noise ratio.
Antlia ALP-T Dual Band 3.5nm SII&Hb filter: Dual band filter with a very narrow pass band of 3.5nm H-beta and S-II. This filter is ideal for increasing contrast of nebulae that emit in the sulfur and H-beta range using OSC. It provides additional feature separation and isolation in Hb areas.
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Antlia is making a running change to their packaging. They are transitioning from 2-piece magnetic plastic cases to a smaller 1-piece non-magnetic design. Depending on the item(s) you order, you may randomly get one case type or the other or a mix of the two. We cannot entertain requests for any specific case type.
IMPORTANT: Please read this important note below before buying Antlia narrowband filters. No returns will be accepted for Antlia narrowband filters exhibiting halos around bright stars as disclosed below.
Please note that some users may see halos around bright stars in images made with this filter. Such halos have been observed with filters from other leading manufacturers and in the previous generation of Antlia narrowband filters as well. These halos can be caused and/or made worse by other optical accessories in the imaging train, their relative positions, telescope design/optics, camera, software, or a combination thereof. In general, OIII filters seem to have a higher propensity to show halos compared to H-alpha or S-II filters, but in rare cases the latter filters can also exhibit faint halos around bright stars.
Antlia has made great strides in their coatings to minimize haloing of bright stars, but you may still observe this effect to some degree. See the sample OIII image below of Alnitak (magnitude 1.74) and IC434 in Orion (SkyRover 155mm Apo, ZWO 6200MM-P Camera, 20 min exposure) provided by Antlia. In most cases, haloing will not affect your image unless you have very bright stars in the field of view.
Please note we are unable to accept returns of any Antlia narrowband filters if you do observe this haloing effect in your images.
If you must ensure there are no detectable halos in your images, you may want to consider Astrodon or Chroma narrowband filters instead. These filters, however, cost two to three times as much as Antlia 3nm filters do. Antlia is being honest and upfront. They are the ones telling us about these halos, that their filters are great for the money but still not as good as Astrodon/Chroma, and pointing out that with this full disclosure, they will not accept returns. They are leaving it up to the customer to decide if this is good enough for them or not. We believe that for most imaging applications, Antlia filters continue to offer excellent value for astrophotographers and these continue to be among our top sellers.
Please see the links above for a detailed description of each individual filter included in this set.
Set of two 2" mounted filters (M48x0.75 thread)
Antlia ALP-T Dual Band 3nm Ha&OIII filter: Dual band filter with a very narrow passband of 3nm in OIII and H-alpha to achieve a higher signal-to-noise ratio.
Antlia ALP-T Dual Band 3.5nm SII&Hb filter: Dual band filter with a very narrow pass band of 3.5nm H-beta and S-II. This filter is ideal for increasing contrast of nebulae that emit in the sulfur and H-beta range using OSC. It provides additional feature separation and isolation in Hb areas.
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.
Useful Resources
Filter Cell Specifications
D = Filter Cell Diameter = 50.3 mm / 2.0 in
T = Total Filter Height = 7.3 mm / 0.28 in
C = Filter Cell Height (Excluding Male Thread) = 4.9 mm / 0.19 in
M = Male Thread Length = 2.5 mm / 0.09 in
F = USABLE Female Filter Thread Length = Not threaded, so you cannot stack additional filters
S = Glass Substrate Thickness = 2 mm / 0.07 in
CA = Clear Aperture = 45 mm / 1.77 in
Other Information
- Country of Manufacture: China
Antlia ALP-T Dual Narrowband H-a, H-b, SII & OIII (3/3.5nm) 2 Filter Set for f/4 & Slower Telescopes - 2" Mounted