Baader LRGB filters, first impressions.

[ollypenrice]

My only experience of colour filtres till last night was of the earlier basic 'stained glass' Baader filters which need an IR blocker as well.

Last night I ran the new interferometric Baaders for the first time and was mighty impressed. They really do seem to be parfocal, though I made a few small tweaks to focus during the evening. The colour balance done in AstroArt 'auto' came out pretty well with nearly equal weightings and I have the feeling that stars, particularly in blue, are tighter and also halo-free. I also have a feeling that the sky background looks better.

So - I like them enough to be thinking straight away about a second set for the other camera. I wish I knew more about colour, TBH, but these filtres seem to make life easier. Sorry these jottings are so anecdotal but my initial reaction is very positive.

Olly