What is Hydrogen Alpha light anyway ?? And why it's so useful for astronomers

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  • Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
  • What is Ha light? Where it comes from? Why is it red? Why is it so bright? Everything you might have ever wanted about the hydrogen alpha light compiled into one video. It is a little nerdy but fascinating stuff - enjoy!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 19

  • @scottp6319
    @scottp6319 2 роки тому +7

    What a great explanation of such a fascinating phenomenon. One thing I love about astrophotography is that it drives people to learn more about the universe and physics, even if they normally wouldn't be inclined to. 🙌 Well done!

  • @kalef1234
    @kalef1234 2 роки тому +3

    perfect topic while i wait for my 12nm astronomik clip in filter! excited.

  • @woody5109
    @woody5109 2 роки тому +5

    This guy is the best, he always answers questions, huge positive.

  • @johnspringer-vy1is
    @johnspringer-vy1is 15 днів тому +1

    This was exactly the information I was looking for. I'm not a photographer. Just got interested by some recent hubble photos that talked about the H-alpha emission and now I know. Outstanding presentation.

  • @ponapo9653
    @ponapo9653 Рік тому +1

    Thanks!!!

  • @darenputman6447
    @darenputman6447 2 роки тому +2

    Nicely put! Thanks for this!

  • @MakeAMark
    @MakeAMark 2 роки тому +2

    Nice straightforward piece.

  • @christas6774
    @christas6774 5 місяців тому

    My 2 inch hydrogen alpha filter and my PVS 14 night vision device make the night sky into a whole new world

  • @taktsing4969
    @taktsing4969 Рік тому

    Does red shift change this 656nm value?

  • @DLMVegas
    @DLMVegas 2 роки тому +1

    I got turned off with these Ha filters. Got the Astronomik filter for Nikon full frame. It does not slip in as their video shows. Have sent them numerous emails and they can't even be bothered to respond. Pathetic.

  • @Denis-pg7qu
    @Denis-pg7qu 2 роки тому

    💪 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙢

  • @harveyfreed6342
    @harveyfreed6342 2 роки тому

    So a full spectrum modification should collect H alpha .

  • @pruthuvanara1243
    @pruthuvanara1243 2 роки тому

    Is there anyway to shoot in monochrome format from a normal DSLR camera ??? And will it give better results???

    • @kamilkp
      @kamilkp  2 роки тому

      No. DSLRs have a bayer color filter array backed into the sensor

    • @pruthuvanara1243
      @pruthuvanara1243 2 роки тому

      @@kamilkp someone recommended me to convert rgb images to monochrome in post processing and use it, possible ???

    • @bakerfx4968
      @bakerfx4968 2 роки тому

      @@pruthuvanara1243 if you’re shooting with narrowband I could see that working but without that bayer pattern removed each channel will still get different values with green still being double.
      Might be more headache than it’s worth when processing

    • @kamilkp
      @kamilkp  2 роки тому +2

      You can use Ha filters with a DSLR but you should just extract the R channel from RGB and discard G and B completely