Filter Sets

UBVRI filter passband plot from SBIG

The following data on colored glass UBVRI filter sets comes from

(1) "UBVRI Passbands", M.S. Bessel, PASP 102, 1181-1199, October 1990 Table 6

(2) Omega Optical Inc. 3 Grove St. Box 573 Brattleboro, VT 05302 www.omegafilters.com 802 254-2690

(3) Custom Scientific 50 West Ocotillo Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85013 www.customscientific.com 602 241-1668

(4,5,6) An article by Steven Lee at http://www.aao.gov.au/local/www/sl/filters.html


  Bessel Coated CCDs Omega Custom Scientific Steven Lee Standard Steven Lee TC245 Steven Lee KAF-0400
U 1mm UG1 1mm BG39 3mm WG305 1.0 mm UG1 1.5mm S-8612 2.5mm WG305 1.0 mm UG1 1.0mm S-8612 3.0mm fill (364/32) 1.0 mm UG1 3.0mm BG40 NA NA
B 2mm GG385 1mm BG12 2mm BG39 2mm GG385 1mm BG12 2mm S8612 2mm GG385 1mm BG12 2mm S8612 (435/98) 2mm GG385 1mm BG12 1mm BG39 1.0 mm BG1 3.0mm BG39 1.0 mm BG1 3.0mm BG39
V 2mm GG495 3mm BG39 2mm GG495 3mm S8612 2mm GG495 3mm S8612 (538/98) 2mm GG495 2mm BG39 0.5mm GG515 3.5mm BG39 2mm GG495 2mm BG39
R 2mm OG570 3mm KG3 2mm OG570 3mm KG3 2mm OG570 3mm KG3 (630/118) 2mm OG570 2mm KG3 2mm OG570 2mm KG5 2mm OG570 2mm KG3
I 3mm RG9 2mm WG305 3mm RG9 2mm WG305 3mm RG9 2mm fill (894/337) 4mm RG9 4mm RG9 4mm RG9


Last updated September 16, 2002 10:31 AM by John P. Oliver
Email: oliver@astro.ufl.edu