Manufacturer: DayStar .. Solar
Product number: DSZ4P

EUR 1.611,00


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Daystar Instruments QUARK - eyepiece side H-alpha Filter System for Prominences
The first one-piece H-Alpha filter system for refractors from f/9 to f/4

This new, all-in-one design marries high quality components of a telecentric barlow, adapters, snouts and Daystar hydrogen alpha filter into one simple assembly. Through design efficiency and optimization, now users can enjoy the known high quality optics of DayStar* at an affordable price.

For use on refractors of f/4 to f/9, the user needn´t worry about optical configurations. Just insert in your diagonal, add an eyepiece and view.

The QUARK contains a custom Daystar Instruments 4.2x telecentric Barlow lens fully optimized in coatings and optical design specifically for the Hydrogen Alpha wavelength. This highly specialized telecentric lens offers superior field flatness.

Exact filter bandpass will vary based on final telescope application, so QUARK assemblies are qualified to show either prominence or surface (chromosphere). No specific FWHM bandpass is designated. Now observers can buy a filter based on their desired observing goals instead of their budget. Choose prominences or surface (Chromosphere) detail.

The fully optimized design eliminates the need for any adapters. It´s all combined in one lightweight eyepiece sized device. The new, compact design configuration eliminates unnecessary components, weight and associated costs. We even reduced power consumption, so the Quark can now operate all day off a small, palm-sized optional battery pack. Baffles have been added to increase contrast and AR coatings are optimized for the 656 nm wavelength.

Versions
2 Versions: Prominence or Chromosphere - this version is for Prominences.

Prominence: prominences of the sun
Chromosphere: H-Alpha details on the surface of the sun (solar disc)

Necesssary measures for different telescopes
For refractors up to 80 mm, no filter is necessary, but an energy rejection filter (ERF) in front of the objective can be used.
For refractors between 80 mm and 150 mm, a UV/IR blocking filter is absolutely necessary, an ERF in front of the objective can be used.
For larger refractors, all SCTs and all Newtonians, an ERF at the front side is absolutely necessary.


This is how Teleskop-Service hands over the Daystar filters to the star friend:
Every Quark solar filter is tested on the sun before it is stored in our technique. We have a reference filter for this purpose. Only filters that pass this test go to our warehouse for shipment. Filters that do not pass the test are returned to DayStar with a request for exchange. This way we guarantee you will enjoy your DayStar H-Alpha filter from the beginning.

Attention at low temperatures:
A Fabry-Pérot filter may never freeze. Being made for working at a very specific temperature, a complex filter should not be exposed to temperatures below 5 °C (40 °F).

The immersion oil which connects the optical elements can solidify. Then, it presses them apart and the coatings of the to 1/200 lambda plane-parallel polished etalon plate suffer damage.

Also, the adhesion of the dielectric coating is extremely stressed, resulting in an accelerated intercalation of water into this layer.

This is regarded as mistreatment and forced ageing of the filter, voiding warranty.

For this reason, we recommend putting the filter into a case, best with drying agent, and storing it in the warm home. Thus you will enjoy the filter for many years.

Features at a glance
1.25" or 2.0" combo eyepiece snouts with safety indent slot directly into your diagonal
Standard 1.25 eyepiece drawtube output with optional 2" and SCT accessories available.
Brass compression ring to protect eyepiece.
Uses USB power, 5 V 1.5 A
Includes 90-240 V AC wall adapter with international plug adapters.
Tuning knob allows wing shifting +/- 0.5 Å with detents at every 0.1 Å
LED indicator for power, warming, ready, fault
5 year warranty from Daystar
Optional 8-hour battery pack available.
Integrated, fully baffled 2 element telecentric 4.2x Barlow optimized for 656 nm
Integrated 12 mm blocking filter
21 mm clear filter aperture
Best performance with f/4 - f/8 refractors
Full disk viewing possible on refractors up to ~450 mm focal length refractors
No aperture limitations. May be used on larger refractors for higher magnification views (needs ERF filter in front of lens)
Ships in convenient Twist-Case for safe, dust-free storage.
Not suited for off-axis application.
The 2" adapter on the telescope side can be removed. than you have a female M48x0.75 thread for adaptions

Transmitted wavelength:656.3 nm
FWHM:0.8-0.6 Å
Tuning range:+/- 0.5 Å with detents at every 0.1 Å
Connection at telescope side:1.25", 2", M48x0.75 thread (female)
Connection at eyepiece side:1.25" with brass compression ring
Beam widening:telecentric 4.3x 2-element Barlow, baffled, optimized for 656 nm
Blocking filter:12 mm diameter
Clear aperture:21 mm
Optimal focal ratio range:f/8 to f/4
Full solar disc visible up to focal range (telescope):approx. 450 mm
Power supply:USB, 5 V, 1.5 A
LED indicators:Power, warming, ready, fault
Minimum temperature:5 °C
Necessary for apertures of more than 80 mm:UV/IR ERF protection filter in front of the objective
Quark body
Power adaptor
Storage box

Solar images from Jozef Cukas
made trough a 100/1000mm and DayStar QUARK H-Alpha version for Chromosphere

Sun Quark Chromosphere - Mr. Cukas

Sun Quark Chromosphere 2

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Congradulations!!!!

The new QUARK H-Alpha eyepiece filter by Daystar

... a first review by Andy Murner

For a first test, we used the TS Apo 115 S. It took up to 10 min for the filter to reach the correct temperature (indicated by a LED color change to green). In this time, you can set up the telescope.

The "Chromosphere" version shows the solar surface with rich contrast and all structures like filaments, sun spots, active regions as expected in H-Alpha. Picture brightness is comfortable, not too dark. A black towel was not necessary. As expected, Spicules and Prominences could be seen, too.

The "Prominence" version shows a brighter picture, but with less contrast on the solar surface. Prominences however are amplified and can be clearly seen in front of the background. Surface structure could still be seen with good structure.

115 mm aperture deliver enough resolving power to make fine structure visible and to walk along the spicule forest with 200x magnification in detail. With the 4.3x focal length extension, you can use long focal length eyepieces with good viewing comfort and still reasonable magnification.

Both models offer a very good value for the money and will find their place amoung the solar observers for sure.

Sonne durch den QUARK - H-Alpha Okularfilter© by Chris Wöhrle

Captured with the TS 115 mm Apo and Quark Prominence H-Alpha Filter
The iPhone has just been held to the eyepiece.

Manufacturer / Importeur:Teleskop-Service Ransburg GmbH
Street:Vo-Myra-Str. 8
ZIP / City:85599 Parsdorf
Country:Germany
Telefon number:+49 89 99228750
Email:info@teleskop-service.de
Website:www.teleskop-express.de
Safety informations: PDF Download


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Written by Steffen Wetzel
on 2023-01-25

"Ich nutze das Filtersystem mit einem *** und einen *** von ***. Mit dem 71/420 und einem 40mm-Okular wird die Sonne als komplette Scheibe dargestellt. Der Kontrast ist gut. Wer sich ein 40mm-Okular dazu zulegt, sollte eins auswählen, welches eine verschiebbare Augenmuschel hat, denn der Augenabstand dieser Plössl-Okulare ist unangenehm groß. Man muss sonst für ein optimales Bild über dem Okular ""schweben"", was Ungeübten (Freunde, Familie usw.) besonders Schwierigkeiten bereitet. Mit dem *** ist die Vergrößerung schon so groß, so dass nur Ausschnitte beobachtet werden können. Generell kann ich achromatische Refraktoren empfehlen, da der sonst typische Farbfehler dieser preiswerten Optiken keine Rolle spielt, weil ja nur eine Spektrallinie betrachtet wird. Das Filtersystem zeigt deutlich die Protuberanzen am Rand. Oberflächendetails der Chromosphäre sind nur schwach erkennbar. Selbst Sonnenflecken treten in den Hintergrund oder sind teilweise nicht sichtbar. Der Anblick der Sonnenflecken im Weißlicht per Herschelkeil ist da wesentlich besser. Fotografisch kann man hier aber einiges herausholen. Ich habe eine Monochrome-Kamera *** probiert. Mit einer Bit-Tiefe von 12 muss man jeweils die Sonnenscheibe und die Protuberanzen am Rand einzeln fotografieren und diese Bilder dann per Nachbearbeitung kombinieren. Der Helligkeitsunterschied ist zu groß: Entweder sind die Protuberanzen gut sichtbar, aber die Oberfläche völlig überstrahlt oder die Oberfläche ist gut sichtbar, dafür sind die Protuberanzen zu dunkel oder nicht sichtbar. Mit der Kamera kann man gegenüber visueller Beobachtung recht gut Oberflächendetails sichtbar machen. Flecken, Filamente und sonstige Details treten deutlich in Erscheinung. Das Filtersystem ist mit einer 4,2x-Barlow ausgestattet, was gewisse Beschränkungen bei der Auswahl von Refraktoren bedeutet, wenn man nicht mit einem Reducer entgegenwirken will. Der Hersteller würde den Umfang der nutzbaren Teleskope verbessern, wenn die Wahl zwischen einer 4,2x- und einer 2x***möglich wäre, um ein resultierendes Öffnunfgsverhältnis zwischen F/17 und F34 zu erreichen, wie angegeben. TS hat ein umfangreiches PDF mit Informationen zu den Daystar-Filtern zusammengestellt. Leider sind einige technische Werte nicht ganz korrekt. Der Leser wird auch leider verwirrt und gelangt dadurch fast zu dem Schluss, dass dieser unbedingt einen teuren Energieschutzfilter vor dem Objektiv benötigt. Das gilt erst bei einer Öffnung ab 120mm. Bei kleineren Öffnungen zwischen 80mm und 120mm ist ein UV/IR-Cut-Filter notwendig. Es Optimierung des PDFs ist zu empfehlen. Insgesamt ist dieses Filtersystem für alle zu empfehlen, welche die Sonne mal anders sehen wollen und sich an der Dynamik der Protuberanzen erfreuen können. Für Astrofotografen mit hochwertigen Kameras gibt es noch mehr zu entdecken. "

Written by Marco Kopp
on 2022-11-08

"Erste Ergebnisse sehen viel ersprechend aus. Muss mich allerdings ich öfters und intensiver damit beschäftigen."