IDAS NB2 Filters

IDASSKU: NB2-48

Size: 48mm Mounted
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Description

 IDAS NB2 Contrast Boost Dual Line-Pass Filter

The NB2 filter is a dual line-pass filter which can be used with one-shot color (OSC) cameras such as DSLR's or astronomical OSC cameras.

Passing the red Hα and the blue-green OIII lines, the NB2 filter enhances the contrast of the dominant lines found in emission nebulae without the time-consuming use of single-band filters. The resulting images can be used for luminance contrast enhancement of traditional RGB-balanced images or creation of images in various popular false-color palettes.

Note that a base filter which provides IR blocking is required in combination with this filter (see example at right).


NB2 Filter (with NGS filter to block IR) Bandpass Plot -- Click to enlarge
 
NB2/NGS filtered image example. The NGS filter provides the IR blocking required for using the NB2 filter.  Click to enlarge
 
Veil Nebula - NB2/NB3 combined final image.  Click to enlarge
 
Additional example: M8/M20 region in the DigiBorg blog.

NB Filter Types
 

Emission Lines Filter Sizes Base Filter
NB1 Triple - Hβ+OIII, Hα 48mm & 52mm None required
NB2 Dual - OIII, Hα 48mm, 52mm, Canon Drop-in Required*
NB3 Dual - OIII, SII 48mm, 52mm, Canon Drop-in Required*
  * In-camera IR blocker works as the base filter.

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