What would you do with £40?

[Mamsoth]

Hi all, I'm currently using an atik 2-hs and a fusion webcam and getting some good results on Saturn. I've got a spare £40 and am wondering what to buy to get better images. I'm thinking a baader ir/uv block (even though the fusion has a built in ir block). Would the ir uv block be of use on the black & white atik as well?

If you had a spare £40 what would you buy to obtain crisper, sharper images with either the fusion webcam or the atik 2-hs?

[steppenwolf]

I'd spend the money on an IR filter for the ATIK 2-hr to avoid bloating.

[Mamsoth]

I'd spend the money on an IR filter for the ATIK 2-hr to avoid bloating.

Would the ir filter have any effect with the atik on planetary images? I've read that using an ir filter and a visual blue filter improves contrast but I want to be positive before shelling out the cash

[steppenwolf]

You might find this article of some interest. Hopefully Neil Philips will also see this thread and join in.

[Revs]

TAL 3x Barlow?

[Mamsoth]

You might find this article of some interest. Hopefully Neil Philips will also see this thread and join in.

Cheers Steve, when he talks about using an ir filter with a "visual blue" filter, do you think he's referring to the use of any old blue filter that you'd use for colour captures with a monochrome camera?

[steppenwolf]

I think he is talking about using the blue filter from an SBIG RGB imaging set specifically - although the blue filter from any good quality imaging set would no doubt suffice.

[Mamsoth]

Thanks very much for the help guys, now I just need to get my hands on a good blue filter without having to buy the whole set