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Optolong L2 Dual Combo Filters Review
Thursday, July 30, 2026 by Jim Thompson
Optolong's multi-narrowband (MNB) filter is called the L-Synergy. It has a 7nm wide pass band at O-III and another at S-II. When paired with their existing L-eXtreme filter and a one-shot colour (OSC) camera, one is able to produce nebula images using the Sulphur-Hydrogen-Oxygen (SHO...
Optolong L2 Filters Tested: The April 2026 ScopeTrader Issue
Monday, April 6, 2026 by Richard Harris
Welcome to April, where galaxies are in full bloom. Here in Missouri the skies are finally starting to settle into something usable. If the pattern holds like it usually does, we tend to get our most stable stretch somewhere between April 10th and the end of the month. Those are the nights where ...
Why luminance frames miss narrowband nebula details
Monday, October 13, 2025 by Richard Harris
So you've spend a clear night capturing the Orion Nebula with your monochrome astrophotography camera. You shot one image through a luminance filter (essentially capturing all visible light), and another through a special Hydrogen-alpha (Hα) narrowband filter. When...
Why filters look colored
Friday, July 18, 2025 by Richard Harris
Imagine you're holding a deep red filter from your telescope’s filter wheel up to a bright light. The glass looks red, and everything you see through it is tinted in that hue. If that filter’s job is to pass only red light from the stars, you might wonder: Why is the filter itself re...