ANTLIA Narrowband 4.5nm OIII EDGE Filter - 50mm Round, Unmounted (glass only)

Antlia OIII EDGE narrowband filter optimizes the FWHM (full width half maximum) to 4.5nm bandpass. The suppression of optical density (OD)5 on unwanted wavelengths and the excellent transmittance characteristics found in the Antlia 3nm Pro series has been incorporated into the 4.5nm EDGE narrowband filters. The result is that these filters deliver superior SNR(signal to noise ratio) and better contrast in your images.

Antlia OIII 4.5nm EDGE filters are designed to deliver 85% transmission at the 500.7nm line that provides you with the maximum signal to reveal the faintest OIII nebulae structures.

Conventional broader narrowband filters cause a heavy loss in transmission due to the strong Centre Wavelength (CWL)-shift. We guarantee T>85% within 1nm range of the centre bandwidth, which means that the OIII 4.5nm EDGE narrowband filters can guarantee high transmittance for working with both long focal ratios and fast optical systems. Blue-shift data shows that Antlia 4.5nm EDGE filters can be used with nearly all systems as fast as f/3 with minimal loss in emission signal and meets the requirements of fast optics.

365Astronomy started working with Antlia from the very beginning of this new brand. During these few years they showed that they care about their customers and their feedback.

Constant development and improvement of their filters was a characteristic of this company. One of the main strength of the filters is the very high out of band blocking that stops unwanted light entering the optical system. This very high figure (ND5), combined with high transmittance and other band-pass characteristics of the target bandwidth and the affordable price created a range of filters with possibly the best price to performance ratio on the astro photography market.

• Application and Performance:

  • High transmittance and narrow bandwidth to maximize contrast
  • Steep spectral profile minimizes halos around bright stars
  • A single substrate to eliminate internal reflections
  • Narrowband Objects: OIII Emission Nebulae, Planetary, Wolf Rayet Nebulae and Supernova Remnants
  • Use in light polluted areas and dark sites
  • Extends imaging time when the moon is up
  • Antlia narrowband EDGE filters can be used down to f/3 systems with minimal loss of signal
  • All Antlia unmounted filters are edge blackened to eliminate internal reflections from stray light
  • Superior optical reliability reduces post image processing
  • This filter is only effective for deep sky objects that contain OIII emissions

  Technical Specifications:

  • Basic Substrate: Optical, Single / Non-glued substrate
  • Filter Thickness:
    2mm+/-0.05mm for 1.25”, 2” mounted, Dia31mm and Dia36mm unmounted;
    3mm+/-0.05mm for Dia50mm unmounted
  • FWHM (Full width at half maximum): 4.5nm
  • CWL (Central Wavelength): 500.7nm
  • Peak Transmission:＞85%
  • Blocking: > 5 OD (out of band blocking) @ 300-1000nm
  • Surface Quality: S/D (scratch/dig)= 60/40 (Refer to MIL-O-13830)
  • Transmitted Wavefront: Lambda/4 or better.
  • Parallelism: less than 30 arcsec

  Filter Cell:

  • 1.25’’ (M28.5x0.6), 2’’ (M48*0.75)
  • Ultra-thin filter cell to minimize vignetting
  • Black anodized finish
  • No fading laser engraving

  Available Sizes：

  • Mounted： 1.25’’， 2’’
  • Unmounted：Dia31mm，Dia36mm，Dia50mm

  Not Recommended:

  • Solar Observing and imaging
  • Visual observation

  Warranty: 3-years against delamination

  DO NOT LOOK AT THE SUN WITH ANTLIA FILTERS. Serious eye damage will result if you fail to observe the warning.

  When Antlia design filters for astronomy imaging systems, they look at how they will work together with optical systems ,carefully designing the out of band blocking rate, transmittance and band-pass parameters to achieve an optimum result. Each filter is individually tested and scanned by strict QC to ensure that the quality meets the high-performance parameters. The result is that Antlia is known for designing filters for astrophotography that achieve exceptional quality and performance parameters at affordable prices. We believe the price to performance ratio compares more favourably than similar premium filters in the market.

  IMPORTANT NOTE: 

  No returns of Antlia narrowband filters are accepted due to halos appearing around bright stars.

  Antlia made huge efforts to minimise halos around bright stars and achieved very good results by doing so, therefore you will most likely rarely if ever see halos, however this is a very complicated topic as halos can be caused by various elements in the optical train. There are thousands of possible scenarios and they simply cannot promise that there will be no case when some level of haloing will appear.  The Antlia filters are extremely good and represent very good value, but only much more expensive filters (like Astrodon and Chroma) are likely to provide halo-free images. We also supply these filters, however in most cases Antlia filters would offer a near-to-perfect solution.