phillc Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Having read the primer on filters, I am toying with the idea of getting some coloured ones. But with a small scope 130x900 reflector am I going to notice much diffrence on the Planets.Also is it worth me looking at a moon filter, or LP filter.Thanks in advance for you imput.phillc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NGC404 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I find #12 yellow filter is good on the Moon and also brings out more cloud detail on Jupiter.Hope that heps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattd Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Yep I bought a #12 yellow filter and it really helped with the detail on Jupiter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venus_is_my_friend Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I have seen colour ones that claim to improve detail on {insert planet name} It would great to get a collection from people as to their experience with such filters, as I have been tempted to buy some coloured ones to aid my planetary observations but concerned that they would just make the view turn {insert relevant colour} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Yeah, I picked up No25 (red) that's supposed to show better details on Mars, Jupiter and Saturn - but I got it mainly for helping with daytime Venus as it's supposed to scatter less light. Last night I tried it on Saturn and pretty much saw less detail, with a x2 barlow it made the image too faint and grainy and it was just pretty much a red mess. (This was used in conjunction with an IR/UV filter.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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