Denkmeier, whom many of you know as makers of binoviewers, have linked up with a company called Spectrum Thin Films and are entering the solar filter market.
deepskybinoviewer.com/
Spectrum Thin Films have provided optical coatings for major observatories, NASA and optical companies and their work includes manufacturing the coatings for the Mars Phoenix Lander Video Camera & Microscope.
At present, Denkmeier are offering upgrades to the PST - a means of converting it to a 60mm h-alpha scope.
However, later this year or in early 2011, they plan in launching dedicated h-alpha filters down to 0.2A bandwidth.
Interesting times ahead - which is great for the consumer as the technology improves and coompetition increases, it will mean better filters for less money.
Michael.
  