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IDAS GNB Galaxy & Nebula Booster Filter - 1.25" Mounted (M28.6)

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IDAS GNB Galaxy & Nebula Booster Narrowband Imaging Filter 1.25" Mounted (M28.6) is a multi-band nebula filter in 1.25" for nebula imaging and light-polluted skies.

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IDAS GNB Galaxy & Nebula Booster Filter - 1.25" Mounted (M28.6)

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Specifications

Filter

Filter type
Dual-band / multi-band nebula filter
Filter size
1.25" / Mounted / M28

Spectral

Passbands
Imaging passband specified by filter model

Use

Camera use
Mono astronomy cameras

Astrophotography Fit

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

IDAS GNB Galaxy & Nebula Booster Narrowband Imaging Filter 1.25" Mounted (M28.6) is a budget-friendly multi-band nebula filter (1.25").

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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