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SVBONY Telescope Filter 1.25 inches UHC Filter Astrophotography to Improve The Image Contrast Reduces Light Pollution (1.25 inch)

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About this item

  • UHC filters or light pollution reduction filters are designed to selectively reduce the transmission of certain wavelengths of light;especially those produced by artificial light
  • Sky background is darker;and contrast of emission nebulae are noticeably improved;the perfect filter for viewing nebula from light polluted skies;or for boosting the contrast of nebula from dark sky sites
  • Due to its ability to produce exceptionally sharp and clear images;this UHC filter is considered one of the most popular astronomy accessories;it can be used not only for celestial observations but also for astrophotography
  • 1.25'' barrel diameter simply attach to eyepiece cased in a sturdy transparent case;standard filter thread for 1.25" eyepieces and other accessories
  • Optical glass lens;aluminum frame;significantly reduces light pollution;great for city and suburban observation



4.4 out of 5 stars Best Sellers Rank
  • #10 in Telescope Filters
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer No Date First Available March 20, 2017 Manufacturer SVBONY Country of Origin China

Product Description

UHC Telescope Filter Improves Image Contrast of Nebula and Deep Sky Objects

Telescope Filter

If you're not sure if a light pollution filter will benefit you or not (and it probably will), this SVBONY UHC Filter is a relatively inexpensive way to find out. Best of all, once you have it you'll probably feel no need to pick up a pricier one since this one will likely meet all of your needs.

See Some Small Planetary Nebula Detail

UHC Filter

Basically, it works by darkening the background so you can see more nebulosity that would otherwise be too faint. This filter allows one to really see small planetary nebulae that would otherwise be washed out by the background, such as the M42 Nebula, the Dumbbell Nebula, and the Lagoon Nebula.

The nebula is the dot that doesn't get dimmer when you thread in UHC filter.

UHC Filter

It helps with finding the little planetary nebulae because it dims everything but the nebula, i.e. you can look at the same spot with and without the filter, and with the filter in place the stars are dimmed somewhat but the nebula isn't. It works well at both low and high powers.

Works great and increases the contrast

The sky is much darker than without it.

Excelent Light Pollution Filter. However, it does cause a halo. If you turn down the exposure it does fade or fade enough to be noticeable.

If no light difference

The reason may be that the spectrum of the light source and the spectrum of the light filter have overlapping conflicts; The reason may be that the spectrum of the light source and the spectrum of the light filter have overlapping conflicts; You can change the environment to test if there is any change (Better on 8-inch telescopes)

UHC Filter

Main points:

Sky background is darker for observations of deep-sky objects
UHC filter is perfect for observation of faint and low-contrast deep-sky objects
These features make it perfect for observing nebulae and other deep-sky objects
Barrel diameter 1.25'' simply attach to eyepiece-cased in a sturdy transparent case
Significantly reduces light pollution;great for city and suburban observation
Use Due to its ability to produce exceptionally sharp and clear images, it can be used not only for celestial observations but also for astrophotography
Glass Thickness 1.85mm

Lindsay S
Reviewed in Australia on February 10, 2025
Just what I needed for my deep space captures
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2025
Orion nebula looks stunning compared to not using a filter. Highly recommend!
Moisés
Reviewed in Mexico on January 17, 2025
Un producto de muy buena calidad.
John R Slivon
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2025
Excellent filter for the moon.
Željko
Reviewed in Canada on August 9, 2024
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Jason Daniel
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2024
ease of use, Hobt pops straight into my camera and the performance was pretty great in my opinion and it’s not that expensive
Robert N peifer
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2024
This was part of a bundle deal while I haven't been able to fully test it is of good quality and does help with light pollution in my area
Azphxguy
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2024
Does a great job of making dso objects pop a bit more. I'm happy with it.
Nick Meyer
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2024
As far as images I am really surprised at how well this works. From Bortle 6-7 on the bright emission nebula in orion, it helped bring out more color and cut down the orange glow (only a single sub before the clouds came). For visual use I didn't notice much difference but to be fair when I tested it visually I was in bortle 4 to 5. I imagine it helps more, the more light polluted your skies are.
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Reviewed in Saudi Arabia on April 30, 2024
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Alex Beemer
Reviewed in Canada on January 5, 2022
This filter is excellent for the price. The picture that I've attached was taken under bortle class 4 skies with an unmodified t5i. The filter helped me gather detail in the very faint nebulae details, and it did a decent job.
BaloSurf
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2021
This SVBONY Telescope Filter 2 inches UHC Filter is not bad, but not great, but not bad. It is certainly worth the price you pay for it. If you are getting into using 2" filters for astrophotography, this is a decent starting point. Results have been decent. I live in a Bortel 3-4 sky area and it indeed does cut through some of the light polluted skies. I also have the SVBONY CLS and UV/IR Cut filters, which are both decent for different deep sky objects. Don't know if it would work well in anything above a Bortel 4, but is worth the dough if you don't want to spend a couple hundred dollars (or more) for a higher end filter such as the Optolong L-eNhance, which is superb.
Michael M.
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2019
This broadband (50nm) UHC works well and has allowed me to view nebula (other than M42 / Orion Nebula) for the very first time from my light polluted backyard. I never thought I would be able to detect nebula from my backyard, where I do most of my visual observing using 8" and 10" F5 dobs. I'm in a red/white light pollution zone which is considered "Bortle 8" aka "can't see ****, captain". This filter hits well above its weight and is comparable to a more expensive Optolong UHC filter.Even with most of my city using LED street lights, whose light pollution is harder to filter out, this filter performed exceptionally and allowed me to detect nebulosity in Scorpius last night. The nebulosity was faint, but it was absolutely there. I didn't need to use averted vision or any other aids to detect it. With visual observing, you can't expect bright Hubble views albeit I suspect this filter would work exceptionally well for astrophotographers, who will be able to achieve great results with this filter + long exposures. The fact that I could visually detect any nebula at all that wasn't M42 in Orion makes this worth the measly $20 paid.Members of a popular astronomy forum have sent the SVbony UHC filters out to Lumicon- one of the top optics and filter labs- and it revealed that this filter is virtually identical in performance to Optolong UHC filter and may even be the same thing. The Optolong is well regarded and sells for $80; a $20 SVbony performing the same as a filter that is 4X as expensive is a great deal.The price and the performance of this makes it a must have filter if you don't have one. I'm not a fan of filters as I find the price:performance underwhelming for visual observing, but this filter hits all the right notes. I will likely buy SVbony's 2" version of this filter, I like its performance enough that I want it available for my 2" wide field EPs. I wish SVbony made an OIII; I'd buy it in a heartbeat if it performed as well as this UHC.
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