Tabulation of the Standard Astronomical Filters

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Start date Dec 14, 2009
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Standard astronomical filters, including Sloan and Johnson types, have varying transmission curves that differ across sets. Resources for these filter curves include the SDSS website, which provides detailed information on their specific filters. Additionally, the Soar Telescope site offers further insights into observing filters. It's important to note that while these resources are helpful, each new filter set may present unique characteristics. Accessing these links can aid in understanding the differences in astronomical filter performance.

Dec 14, 2009

natski

Hi all,

Does anyone know where I can find a tabulation of the standard Sloan/Johnson/etc astronomical filters? Any help would be greatly appreciated! :-)

Natski

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Dec 14, 2009

AstroRoyale

The SDSS filter curves can be found here:

http://www.sdss.org/dr3/instruments/imager/index.html#filters

Although, each new set of filters is going to be a bit different, and the transmission curves will vary from set to set.

Also some here:

http://www.soartelescope.org/observing/soi-filters

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