PRECISION SOLAR FILTERS
Perfect For
Eclipse 2008 - 2009
Rainbow Symphony is an authorized
Distributor for Thousand Oaks Optical
GLASS SOLAR FILTERS
Full Aperture
TYPE 2:
Made with high quality hand select glass and TRIPLE
COATED with nickel, chrome and stainless steel. Originally developed by
Thousand Oaks Optical in 1983. The most durable solar filter on the market
for over fourteen years. Guaranteed six years. Second only to our new Type 2
Plus.
TYPE 2 PLUS:
Made with high quality hand select glass and coated
with our exclusive Solar II Plus. Dramatically more resistant to wear due to
excessive handling and fading that results from long term ultraviolet
radiation. Durability of these filters is unmatched. Guaranteed fifteen
years.
Type 2 & Type 2 Plus are for unlimited visual use
and general photographic use. Solar image is yellow-orange. Transmission is
1/1,000 th of 1% (ND-5). Instructions included.
TYPE 3 PLUS:
Lighter density (ND-4) for maintaining fast shutter
speeds when using "slow" fine grain films. Transmission is 1/100 th of 1%.
For photographic use only. Guaranteed fifteen years. Solar image is
yellow-orange.
THREADED CAMERA FILTERS
Available in all standard sizes from 46mm through
82mm. Coatings available in Type 2 Plus or Type 3 Plus.
H-ALPHA PROMINENCE
FILTERS
You can now enjoy observing the ever changing
phenomenon of the sun in hydrogen alpha at the most reasonable price. For
over eighteen years we've manufactured the most popular white light filters
in the world. With our white light filter, excellent views of sunspots and
granulation are easily seen. In H-Alpha light, spectacular prominence
activity can be seen at the limb. The 1.5 band-width also yields some
surface detail including flares. Each system comes complete and ready to
attach to telescope. The system includes a red pre-filter and H-alpha filter
mounted in a tilting (fine-tuning) mechanism. (Type 2 and 3 series filters
will not work as a pre-filter since the 656.3 band-width is not
transmitted). H-Alpha filters generally do not work with newtonians as there
is not enough focus travel. Piggy-backing a small refractor is recommended
since a large aperture is not necessary for solar observation.
NEBULAR FILTERS
Enhance your deep sky viewing with the latest in
multi-layer coating technology. Over three years in development. Our filters
transmit desired wave-lengths in a very steep slope vs gentle transition
slopes in competitive brands. This means better contrast & overall
performance.
Available for 1.25" and 2" eyepieces.
Type LP-1 (Broadband) For slight to
moderately light-polluted areas.
Type LP-2 (Narrowband) For heavily light
polluted areas.
Type LP-3 (Oxygen III) For diffuse and
planetary nebulae.
Type LP-4 (Hydrogen Beta) For Horsehead,
California nebula and other faint nebulae.
When ordering a solar or H-Alpha filter, please
specify telescope brand, focal length and outside diameter measurement of
telescope tube. The cost of any filter is based on the actual aperture of
your instrument. The cell that the filter is mounted in will be sized to fit
over the end of the tube.
We manufacture filters to fit all brands and
apertures of optical instruments including telescopes, binoculars, cameras,
telephoto lenses and video cameras.
Thousands of our filters are in use world wide.
All of our Solar filters and Nebular filters are
manufactured in the U.S.A.
by Thousand Oaks Optical.
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