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Observing
Observing

Filters at Siding Spring Observatory

Broad Band Filters
  • U - UG1 x 1, BG39 x 1, WG295 x 3
  • B - BG12 x 1, GG395 x 2, BG39 x 2
  • V - GG495 x 2, BG40 x 3
  • R - OG570 x 3, KG3 x 2
  • I - RG9 x 3, WG x 2
  • U - CuSo4
  • M - GG455 x 2, BG23 x 3
  • C - BG40 x 2, BG3 x 3
  • BJ - BG28 x 2, BG39 x 3
  • Special BJ for B.A.Peterson
  • Special Z for M.Bessell
  • 640nm BP150nm for B. Schmidt
  • 785nm BP125nm " " "
  • 595nm BP140nm " " "
  • 733nm BP115nm " " "
  • round
  • round
  • square
  • square
  • round
  • square
  • round
  • round
  • round
  • 2inch square
  • 2inch round
  • 50mm square
  • 50mm square
  • 50mm square
  • 50mm square
  • Narrowband
  • 6596/?
  • 5321/10
  • 6585/50
  • 3727/31
  • 5306/10
  • 6620/25
  • 6450/40
  • 4759/40
  • 4695/25
  • 4014/30
  • 5816/48
  • 6590/19
  • 6620/25
  • 4900/30
  • 6626/55
  • 3905/30
  • 5332/13
  • 6576/15
  • 3727/?
  • 4900/30
  • 5313/10
  • 4881/20
  • 5020/40
  • 5016/25
  • 6676/55
  • 6574/50
  • 6732/25
  • 90mm round
  • 75mm round
  • 90mm round
  • 75mm round
  • 75mm round
  • 50mm round
  • 50mm round
  • 50mm round
  • 50mm round
  • 75mm round
  • 75mm round
  • 100mm round
  • 100mm round
  • 100mm round
  • 75mm round
  • 75mm round
  • 100mm round
  • 75mm round
  • 75mm round
  • 50mm round
  • 75mm round
  • 50mm round
  • 100mm round
  • 75mm round
  • 75mm round
  • 90mm round
  • 50mm round
  • Italian 50mm Filter Set (these comprise of 2 filter wheels which are normally housed in a yellow plastic box next to 2.3m filter storage drawers)
  • Wheel 1
  • 645.0/7.5nm
  • 509.7/6.0nm
  • 506.0/6.0nm
  • 502.2/6.0nm
  • 494.6/6.0nm
  • 490.8/6.0nm
  • 487.0/6.0nm
  • 478.0/7.5nm
  • 668.0/7.5nm
  • Wheel 2
  • 498.4/6.0nm
  • 513.5/6.0nm
  • 517.5/6.0nm
  • 521.3/6.0nm
  • 528.0/12.0nm
  • 673.0/7.5nm
  • 678.0/7.5nm
  • 683.0/7.5nm
  • 684.5/6.0nm
  • 688.0/7.5nm
  • 695.0/15.0nm