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For what seems like an eternity i have finally had the time to get the 400 Flextube back out, moons killing it a bit but just to be out for an hour or 2 is bliss im so out of touch with general scope kit these days, whats the best one-stop goto filter to enhance visual views in a bortle 5 sky please ? I use ES 68 deg eps ? clear skies all
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It really depends on what you are looking at. Most of the time you are just trying to darken the sky a bit, in that case you are looking at a good old fashioned broad band filter. Throw nebula into the game now you are going to want a Narrowband or Oiii filter. In some cases you may even need an HBeta, but that is usually the last one to get
Astro-Nutz wrote: Wed Sep 18, 2024 8:26 pm
For what seems like an eternity i have finally had the time to get the 400 Flextube back out, moons killing it a bit but just to be out for an hour or 2 is bliss im so out of touch with general scope kit these days, whats the best one-stop goto filter to enhance visual views in a bortle 5 sky please ? I use ES 68 deg eps ? clear skies all
Ok, those glow in the dark hockey pucks are cool, i admit it, but that seems like a lot of light to me.
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Mike Q wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2025 8:53 pm
Ok, those glow in the dark hockey are cool, i admit it, but that seems like a lot of light to me.
To be fair Mike, the photo was a lot brighter than in the flesh the LED lighting is just right for visual use and doesnt impact the dark adaption at all for me
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Mike Q wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2025 8:53 pm
Ok, those glow in the dark hockey are cool, i admit it, but that seems like a lot of light to me.
To be fair Mike, the photo was a lot brighter than in the flesh the LED lighting is just right for visual use and doesnt impact the dark adaption at all for me