OXO Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Light Pollution Fighting,Whats your weapon of choice when you are hindered by your Local Light Pollution? I find the Baader Neodymuim Moon and Sky Glow filter does an excellent job of fighting off LP be it when Imaging or Observing and on some nights it's a must have in my location...James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinkerbell Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Tried the Antares ALP filter on Friday, looking at M45 it did kill the LP but it put a green tinge on the stars which wasn't too bad. Went up to M31 and what a difference it made, never thought I would see the full extent of the arms without taking a picture. I will have to give it a go on the camera up at Kielder. :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXO Posted October 15, 2006 Author Share Posted October 15, 2006 Sounds like an excellent filter MP, i will give mine a go tonight on M31 if it's clear and see what differance it makes be interesting to see how well your filter does at Kielder :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 I have recently purchased a Baader UHC-S filter. It's a narrowband filter but not as harsh as some so the stars don't dim too much. It has made a significant finding and viewing planetary nebs from my back garden which is surrounded by street lighting. I can even see the brighter portion of the Veil Nebula through my 80mm frac with it - it is simply not visable without the filter.I brought it because the reviews I read recommended it for use in smaller apetures (I have an ED100 and and ED80) - from my practical expereince I'd agree with that.Even though it's not supposed to make a difference on galaxies I do find the views of M31/32 and NGC110 improved - probably because it reduces the background skyglow in this case, rather than it's light emission filtering.In in all I think it was £45 well spent.John,North Somerset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambermile Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 What's light pollution?Arthur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaptain Klevtsov Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Really Arthur, some of us have enough so that we could share and send you a bit.My tools are, primarily a CLS filter or ALP filter to cut down the LP, or Ha or OIII narrow band filter to lose it entirely. I intend to get the other bandpass filters as soon as I can get the spendage past a certain gorgeous chick, along with a filter wheel to prevent image rotation when I change the filter.Captain Chaos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXO Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 Arthur :shock: CC, nice selection of filters you have there which one of those would you keep if you could only keep one?James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaptain Klevtsov Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 CLS, then buy the others. Then buy a filter wheel and RGB colour filters, then buy SII and Hb ones, then find out about others such as NII etc.The filter wheel might be before the RGB filters so that I can do false colour images, RGB wouldn't get rid of any light pollution (unless I double them up with a CLS filter on the nosepiece?) so I can snap away at nebulae without getting grief from local lighting.Captain Chaos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambermile Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 I'd make the narrowband order Ha first, then OIII, then maybe Hb and lastly SII actually CC - there's not much in the Sodium band out there.Arthur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaptain Klevtsov Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Already got the Ha and OIII Arthur, so its just the filter wheel and Hb filter, oh and RGB filters, and an SN10 and an RCX and........Captain Chaos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambermile Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Already got the Ha and OIII Arthur, so its just the filter wheel and Hb filter, oh and RGB filters, and an SN10 and an RCX and........... that cricket field out the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELESCOPE Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Steady on CC dont be greedy , whopps hark whos talking ehehhe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaptain Klevtsov Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 ... that cricket field out the back That's the lottery win scenario, buy the cricket field and the hill behind it. Then build an obs. with panoramic views on top of it. If only the silly woman would pick the right numbers just once.Captain Chaos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambermile Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 ...the silly woman ...this that same "gorgeous chick" you live with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geppetto Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Snigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaptain Klevtsov Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 That'll be the one Arthur. Captain Chaos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXO Posted October 18, 2006 Author Share Posted October 18, 2006 :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Warthog Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Light Pollution Fighting,Whats your weapon of choice when you are hindered by your Local Light Pollution? Laser pointer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambermile Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 You know you'll be unwelcome at a star party or anywhere people are astroimaging...Arthur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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