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Originally Posted by TheDecepticon
I couldn't find it in here, but did I read some where about reflections pertaining to the filter glass in the noise piece of the QHY8? If I want to do RGB with the camera, do I need to use the UV/IR glass or can I take it out and just use the extension on the front of the nose piece with out the UV/IR glass and the MPCC? If I'm using a reflector, how does this affect my images in respect to star bloat/bleeding, UV or IR saturation? I have a 1.25 inch filter wheel that I'm gonna use(loss of field, vignetting, etc all understood already) with Ha, OIII & SII filters, so I don't need UV/IR for those, do I? Would it pay to use my 1.25" UV/IR filter in the filter wheel to capture a bit of RGB to go with my narrow band images? 
This is a great thread for the QHY8. Maybe we should make it a sticky, moderators?  |
You need a IR block for the color chip, as IR will bloat your stars because it will pass thru the filters you place in line (Unless they themselves have IR Blcok).
Leave the IR block in line.
Theo