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Old 17-08-2020, 01:19 PM
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Do you need to remove sensor window to shoot UV?

I was thinking of getting a Bader Venus filter to play with, but I know that sensor windows sometimes have UV blocking built in.



I'm using an ASI 290 Mono, and as far as I can see, the response at those wavelengths (350nm) is only around 25% of it's maximum sensitivity, which seems to peak more in the red.


Is this just a natural effect of the sensor or is the sensor window coated to reject these wavelengths?


I guess Venus is a pretty bright target (!) but still...



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Markus
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