I use a yellow for reducing chromatic aberration since it cuts the blue and violet wavelengths. The green is great on just about every object, but also for star testing an achromat. I prefer using only one filter instead of two polarizing ones with the moon and my favorite is the orange. It really makes the rays pop out for me.

Not many have a review or video about this , so thanks for making one , most people say don't even bother to buy them , and that they are pretty useless...

Thank you Bogdan. I always enjoy your reviews. Sincerely, Rich Williams Astor, Florida 32102 USA

I am glad you liked your filters so much. Personally I only use the Neutral density filters for the moon. I usually dislike seing the planets in false colors even tough they have better contrast. In any case, thank you for your review, your content is awesome Bogdan.

I have an orange filter (Baader) and for me, it's the best compromise in terms of light gathering and counter-seeing effect. (Red filters get too dark IMO) Results are stunning on Jupiter, by enhancing festons and polar ovals...among other things !

Keep the example images on the screen longer!

I tend to use the light shade rather than the dark shades, seems to work better to me. I have an inexpensive broadband filter I was going to send back, but it makes Jupiter really pop. It came out a lighter blue than the #80, but Saturn looked good with an Orange #21, Mars too. I had cataract surgery and my seeing eye has an artificial lens. My filters all came from Agena. O.W.L. is who refigured my primary and recoated it to .968 Strehl and .08 wave. Takahashi quality optics for less than $400.

@BogdanDamian

Жыл бұрын

@Mountain Fisher Thanks for your thoughts on filters. For studying planets they really do a good job in bringen out details that are otherwise hidden. The job on your primary mirror sounds great. I bet the views improved quite a bit.

@MountainFisher

Жыл бұрын

@@BogdanDamian I noticed immediately after collimating them while waiting for evening. It is a Celestron C6-N and they coated it to 96% reflectivity as well as the secondary, but my 150mm scope showed details guys with 200mm scopes couldn't see as good. Antares was wonderful as was C80, the Omega Centauri globular cluster. It was a calm clear night, Bortle 2 and I could pick out individual stars at 234x. Then I looked at Bode's galaxy. Just so great I had to buy some ED eyepieces and a used Televue Barlow, my cheap ones except the Orthoscopics aren't good enough for it now. edit; I bought a JMI Crayford two speed focuser too.😅 Jupiter with that Optolong broadband filter really comes out and Saturn was even better. It is a shade too light for the moon so I just use a regular 60% Moon filter. The Orange is wonderful for Mars right now. P.S. it is 1:10 AM here and I've been looking at Mars and Uranus. Going to bed now.🤣

@BogdanDamian

Жыл бұрын

@Mountain Fisher I also was thinking of recoating the mirrors, but I'm not sure if it would have such a big impact seeing that the telescope is not even 2 years old and the mirrors are in perfect condition 🤔 I'll have to try out the optolong broadband filter as I love observing the planets and anything that gets me a bit more detail is worth trying out in my opinion. I had a great night out with good seeing conditions last Wednesday 🔭

@MountainFisher

Жыл бұрын

@@BogdanDamian Standard reflective coating is 90-92% reflectivity. An "enhanced" coating like many offer is 96-97% which to be honest you really wouldn't notice although a camera may. I had my mirror refigured which is what improved my optics the most. I had an anomaly bit of a wave that I noticed when splitting double binaries. I could see the distortion at 120+ power off to the top. When they got that distortion out and then applied the aluminum coating with a quartz overlay it was like zooming in from 50x to 75x.

Nice review Bogdan. Interesting to hear your experiences. I have a set of colour filters and I have used them on planets but never been totally convinced they allow to see more …. perhaps MORE EASILY. But I know many people swear by them so I must give them a proper go again. 👍

@BogdanDamian

Жыл бұрын

@rob i Thank you! Definitely give color filters a serious try. I was a bit reluctant to try them out at first as well because loosing color information always seemed to big of a tradeoff. But if you want to study the features on planets then these filters are the right tool for the job.

Thank you.

I always trust your observations regarding equipment. I’m curious to know if you could notice a visual difference between the expensive Lumicon neutral density filter compared to a standard one from Orion or similar quality filters for the moon?

@BogdanDamian

Жыл бұрын

@House RN Hi! There is a noticeable difference between them, but it's not very significant. I would say that a normal ND filter offers 80%-90% of the image quality of the premium Lumicon filters. The higher quality of the glass and coating used for the Lumicon allow for a bit sharper image with a bit better contrast when compared to regular ND/Moon filters. This also depends on the seeing conditions. The better these are the bigger the difference. Also the better the rest of the setup is the better will a premium filter perform.

Salut, o pagina de FB detineti? .. am un Telescop Dobsonia Stargate 500P , 508/2000 si doresc ceva info, legat de filtrele ce vreau sa le cumpar, in special cele color, filtre ptr galaxii, nebuloase, planete, etc.!!! Multumesc.

@BogdanDamian

8 ай бұрын

@robibicul Salut, am FB, dar nu folosesc din lipsa de timp. Putem insa sa scriem pe Instagram. Acolo sunt activ si ajut cu placere. In cel mai rau caz scriem aicea.

Filters are completely useless, and they are waste of money