whats the rule of thumb with dso and full/partial moon etc

[iwols]

hi all just ready to do a bit more dso work with my ed80 and atik 414ex camera, but the moon is full at the minute, whats the rule of thumb for doing dso with a good moon cheers

[geordie85]

I only shoot in HA when the moon is out. Either that or not bother at all depending on the phase.

[D4N]

Yes at the moment Ha would be your best bet, RGB really suffers from the moon.

[MattJenko]

I agree with the above. A full moon even affects Ha, but it affects it the least of all the filters, by a long way. Point as far away form the Moon as possible as well ie North and hide in the shadows!

[MattJenko]

You can however do some DSOs in RGB during a full moon, but they are the bright ones, like some Open Clusters as the stars can be imaged and you can dampen the moonlit background in processing without wrecking the target itself.

[alacant]

Hi. As a much cheaper alternative, I found that this works great. I can get 2 minutes @ ISO 800. Great for that orange sodium mush too. If you're front mounting on a camera, use a lens hood or make sure the moon is shielded from the front of the filter. Only a tenner. Worth it just to get in some practise rather than stay inside. HTH

**Oh and not aliexpress. It takes months to arrive. There are european resellers on ebay.

[RichLD]

Hi there

HA all the way for me - I use  Baader 7nm filters.