Baader D-ERF 290 mm Energy Rejection Filter for Solar Observation
This pre-filter is used for heat reduction for H-alpha observation with H-alpha filters in the tube and in prominence attachments.
D-ERF Dielectric Energy Rejection Filter 290 mm (20 mm thick / Ø 289.9 mm ± 0.05 mm) D-ERF Pre-filter to reduce heat during H-alpha observation with SolarSpectrum Filters Plane-parallel plate (without filter cell) made of BK7 glass, both surfaces are fine-optically polished to lambda/10. IR-Cut dielectric coating Non-ageing sealed coating edges
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Baader D-ERF 290 mm Energy Rejction Filter for Solar Observation with H-alpha Filters
D-ERF heat prefilter for H-alpha observation with surface filtering in the Solar Spectrum and Prominence Attachments (with IR-block coating)
Baader´s "GREAT" D-ERF Energy Rejection Filters are unique in the world - made in Germany! Their 43-layer dielectric DWDM-coating delivers a COOL-beam of pure red light, with a FWHM of 80 nm! The glass substrate in this case is no longer any kind of soft and streaky colored absorption glass, but clear BK7 of the highest homogeneity, fine-optically polished to the quality grade of the objective-lens surfaces, and with all the reflection performance coatings on one side. This reflects all the unwanted spectrum from 280 nm up to 1500 nm, while leaving open just that 80 nm-wide spectral window around H-alpha. It is hellishly difficult to design such a performance coating, as well as the counterside anti-reflection multicoating, in such a way that no coating-induced stress builds up inside the glass substrate. If these coatings systems on either side of the plate are not done exactly right, to cancel out the stresses induced by the coating layers, the plane-parallel surfaces may easily be distorted, meaning the 1/10 wave flat plate deforms into an irregular curved substrate that acts as a (bad) lens. Baader´s D-ERF filter-layers are designed with the utmost care, applied with the world´s most advanced optical coating machines, and the final filters are all inspected and passed in autocollimation on a Carl Zeiss optical bench.
This level of care retains the full-aperture resolving power of the telescope lens while dramatically reducing the thermal energy that goes through the telescope to the Solar Spectrum filter. This not only is the main reason for a dramatic reduction of heat stress within the telescope, but also greatly reduces the thermally-induced seeing effects as well.
Important Note: Baader D-ERF Energy Rejection filters are intended for use only as a Pre-Filter for Solar Spectrum H-Alpha filters. The D-ERF filter must always be present and mounted ahead of the telescope objective. The filter should be oriented with the primary coated face towards the sun (an arrow mark on the rim of the filter points toward this side). The D-ERF filter must be used together with the Solar Spectrum H-Alpha filter. Irreparable eye damage will result if the D-ERF is used by itself for visual observation.
Note: The filter is unmounted.
Filter type: | Solar energy rejection for H-alpha |
CWL (central wavelength): | 650 nm |
Transmission range: | 610 - 690 nm |
FWHM (full width at half maximum): | 80 nm |
IR Cut: | yes |
Filter substrate: | BK7 |
AR coating: | dielectrically coated, plano-optically polished |
Polishing quality: | lambda/10 on every surface |
Filter thickness: | 20 mm |
Filter shape: | round |
Filter cell: | unmounted |
Filter size: | Ø 289.9 mm ± 0.05 mm |
Weight (kg): | 3.43 |
Question:
Which side of the Baader D-ERF must point towards the sun?
Answer from Teleskop-Service:
The greenish side must point towards the sun. You can see the tint well if you tilt the filter a little bit.
Manufacturer / Importeur: | Baader Planetarium GmbH |
Street: | Zur Sternwarte |
ZIP / City: | 82291 Mammendorf |
Country: | Germany |
Telefon number: | +49 8145 80890 |
Email: | kontakt@baader-planetarium.de |
Website: | www.baader-planetarium.com |
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