After a long wait the new Quark Calcium has been announced!
It will be Calcium H Line (396nm) and be like the Combo in as much as it does not include a tele-centric.
Price is the same as current Quarks.
More info to follow!
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Re: New Calcium Quark
H-line is great news for me as I'm visual only ... do you know if this
could be stacked with the Baader Cak filter Rupert ?
could be stacked with the Baader Cak filter Rupert ?
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I wondered myself about stacking with a 1.25" filter. K-Line is 393nm and H-Line 396nm. If the Baader filter is half decent then it should not work because it should not have enough bandwidth to cover 396nm.
What might boost contrast a bit is something like a #47 which does pass that wavelength although it won't be strong. All a bit academic until we actually get one to try out.
I wondered myself about stacking with a 1.25" filter. K-Line is 393nm and H-Line 396nm. If the Baader filter is half decent then it should not work because it should not have enough bandwidth to cover 396nm.
What might boost contrast a bit is something like a #47 which does pass that wavelength although it won't be strong. All a bit academic until we actually get one to try out.
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Re: New Calcium Quark
My useless Ca H filter from Omega bob should work great as a double stack
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Re: New Calcium Quark
Thanks Rupert ... I don't think it will as the Baader filters DS (SB narrow) to , I've enquired about
it's likely / possible bandwidth.
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it's likely / possible bandwidth.
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Re: New Calcium Quark
This is interesting Rupert! Give me a nod when you get some stock
There's a bit more info here http://www.icstars.com/Store/daystar/da ... lcium.html
There's a bit more info here http://www.icstars.com/Store/daystar/da ... lcium.html
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Hi Mark
Thanks for the nod about the info posted on Jens site. Not quite what I have asked them but the 5A comment is interesting. Still waiting for a reply from Daystar about more detail.
Thanks for the nod about the info posted on Jens site. Not quite what I have asked them but the 5A comment is interesting. Still waiting for a reply from Daystar about more detail.