Celestron Origin Nebula Filter

Name: Celestron Origin Nebula Filter
Brand: Celestron

Celestron

Celestron Origin Nebula Filter is an Origin-optimized nebula filter in Celestron Origin front-cell filter drawer for nebula imaging and light-polluted skies.

imaging-filter budget

Best Current Offer

Astronomics

In stock

$219.00

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Cloud Break Optics (In stock)
$219.00
Mile High Astronomy (In stock)
$219.00
Starizona (In stock)
$219.00

Specifications

Filter

Filter type: Origin-optimized nebula filter
Filter size: Celestron Origin front-cell filter drawer

Spectral

Passbands: H-beta 486 nm / OIII 500.7 nm / H-alpha 656.3 nm
Band count: 3 bands
Blocking: Less than 0.5% transmission outside key nebula wavelengths

Specifications

Transmission: 85%
Thickness: 2 mm

Construction

Substrate / coating: Fast f/2.2 compatible nebula-filter coating

Use

Camera use: Celestron Origin integrated color camera
Best for: Emission nebulae from urban and suburban skies
Fast optics note: Engineered for Origin's f/2.2 RASA optics

Astrophotography Fit

Best for emission nebulae with one-shot color cameras, especially from light-polluted skies.

Celestron Origin Nebula Filter is a budget-friendly Origin-optimized nebula filter (Celestron Origin front-cell filter drawer). Passbands: H-beta 486 nm / OIII 500.7 nm / H-alpha 656.3 nm.

Best for emission nebulae with one-shot color cameras, especially from light-polluted skies.

Choose filter size around the sensor diagonal, telescope speed, and filter-wheel or drawer geometry. Flats are still required; a filter can improve contrast, but it will not rescue tilt, bad focus, or poor calibration.

Best paired with

One-shot color cooled cameras or modified DSLRs
Emission nebulae rich in H-alpha, OIII, SII, or H-beta signal
Filter drawer or wheel sized to avoid vignetting

Not recommended for

Broadband galaxies, reflection nebulae, or clusters as the main use case
Monochrome SHO workflows that need separate channels
Very fast optics unless bandpass shift and halos have been checked

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Retailer	Price	Availability	View Offer
Astronomics Astronomics	$219.00	In stock Updated 8/5/2026	View Offer - $219.00
Cloud Break Optics Cloud Break Optics	$219.00	In stock Updated 8/5/2026	View Offer - $219.00
Mile High Astronomy Mile High Astronomy	$219.00	In stock Updated 8/5/2026	View Offer - $219.00
Starizona Starizona	$219.00	In stock Updated 8/5/2026	View Offer - $219.00

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