What does a blocking filter do?
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Re: What does a blocking filter do?
Selects a narrow band of light around the Ha line of the spectrum and rejects the multiple very narrow bands that are filtered by the etalon which can described as a comb filter. Essential part of the scope. Without it the view is swamped by many narrow bands (on either side of the Ha line) getting through, sort of harmonics or resonances of the etalon spacing.
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Re: What does a blocking filter do?
is there a front fitted version of it? All I could find were rear fitted ones.
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Re: What does a blocking filter do?
No it is in the converging light cone at the back end. The etalon has to have parallel rays to work so is on the front end
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Re: What does a blocking filter do?
Have a read of these two articles
http://www.designerinlight.com/solar/Et ... clePt1.pdf
https://www.rp-photonics.com/etalons.html
http://www.thesolarexplorer.net/index.p ... k&Itemid=6
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http://www.designerinlight.com/solar/Et ... clePt1.pdf
https://www.rp-photonics.com/etalons.html
http://www.thesolarexplorer.net/index.p ... k&Itemid=6
Alexandra