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Old 11-01-2021, 12:03 PM
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A UHC filter passes both the H-ß line in the spectrum and the O-III lines.
If you KNOW what spectral lines are emitted by the object, a separate H-ß or O-III filter would be narrower and provide better contrast.
But if you don't know, the "universal" nebula filter is the narrowband UHC-type.
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