Light Pollution Filters for Imaging: YOUR opinion appreciated!!! - AstroGab2024-03-28T23:40:49Zhttp://astrogab.ning.com/forum/topics/light-pollution-filters-for?commentId=6354305%3AComment%3A27743&feed=yes&xn_auth=noCool, what did you decide on?…tag:astrogab.ning.com,2012-01-27:6354305:Comment:1055502012-01-27T06:46:11.185ZTrevor Woodrowhttp://astrogab.ning.com/profile/TrevorWoodrow
<p>Cool, what did you decide on? Let us know how you like it!</p>
<p>Cool, what did you decide on? Let us know how you like it!</p> Marc, I do have the same prob…tag:astrogab.ning.com,2012-01-27:6354305:Comment:1055372012-01-27T02:01:58.114ZJohn O'Nealhttp://astrogab.ning.com/profile/JohnONeal
Marc, I do have the same problem with mine. fortunately it screws all the way into my T-mount barrel, so I always put it there, than add other filter afterward.
Marc, I do have the same problem with mine. fortunately it screws all the way into my T-mount barrel, so I always put it there, than add other filter afterward. I'm w/John on the actual filt…tag:astrogab.ning.com,2012-01-26:6354305:Comment:1053542012-01-26T18:56:08.536ZMarc Bastihttp://astrogab.ning.com/profile/MarcBasti
<p>I'm w/John on the actual filtering of the Skyglow imaging filter, but the one drawback is the threads (2"). Some things it threads on like butter other things it threads on 2-3 threads and stops. It's not just mine it's been written about in many astro threads. Popular consensus is the thread pitch is a bit different (??). Plus,mine is 2+ yrs. old maybe that's been resolved. But, I just live w/it and it's never fallen off or even come loose. Marc</p>
<p>I'm w/John on the actual filtering of the Skyglow imaging filter, but the one drawback is the threads (2"). Some things it threads on like butter other things it threads on 2-3 threads and stops. It's not just mine it's been written about in many astro threads. Popular consensus is the thread pitch is a bit different (??). Plus,mine is 2+ yrs. old maybe that's been resolved. But, I just live w/it and it's never fallen off or even come loose. Marc</p> Just found this discussion no…tag:astrogab.ning.com,2012-01-26:6354305:Comment:1055332012-01-26T18:22:04.917ZTrevor Joneshttp://astrogab.ning.com/profile/TrevorJones
<p>Just found this discussion now. As I am in the market for a LPR filter I found this really useful. Thanks for posting this Trev.</p>
<p>Just found this discussion now. As I am in the market for a LPR filter I found this really useful. Thanks for posting this Trev.</p> Thanks for your input John. I…tag:astrogab.ning.com,2012-01-26:6354305:Comment:1053512012-01-26T15:12:57.832ZTrevor Woodrowhttp://astrogab.ning.com/profile/TrevorWoodrow
<p>Thanks for your input John. I am finding that a lot of people use the Orion Sky Glow and are very happy with it. I have never had the oppurtunity to give it a try, but I can tell you that as approach the one year mark with my Astronomick filter, I am still very pleased with the results I get with it.</p>
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<p>Thanks for your input John. I am finding that a lot of people use the Orion Sky Glow and are very happy with it. I have never had the oppurtunity to give it a try, but I can tell you that as approach the one year mark with my Astronomick filter, I am still very pleased with the results I get with it.</p>
<p>t</p> Hi, Trevor, in spite of our b…tag:astrogab.ning.com,2012-01-26:6354305:Comment:1049602012-01-26T09:55:13.806ZJohn O'Nealhttp://astrogab.ning.com/profile/JohnONeal
Hi, Trevor, in spite of our beecs with Orion I have been very happy with their skyglow filter. It works very well ob the merc vapor lights up and down my street.
Hi, Trevor, in spite of our beecs with Orion I have been very happy with their skyglow filter. It works very well ob the merc vapor lights up and down my street. Thanks man...pretty happy wit…tag:astrogab.ning.com,2011-04-05:6354305:Comment:277432011-04-05T06:24:55.191ZTrevor Woodrowhttp://astrogab.ning.com/profile/TrevorWoodrow
Thanks man...pretty happy with the filter. Now looking at maybe picking up the Baader Coma Corrector. Not confident that it can fix those stars though...some look like arrowheads. If I was sure it would work well, I'd pick it up right now. The thought of having a sweet 8" f4 that can give good pics is pretty exciting!<br />
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Thanks man...pretty happy with the filter. Now looking at maybe picking up the Baader Coma Corrector. Not confident that it can fix those stars though...some look like arrowheads. If I was sure it would work well, I'd pick it up right now. The thought of having a sweet 8" f4 that can give good pics is pretty exciting!<br />
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t Looks like it's working dude!…tag:astrogab.ning.com,2011-04-04:6354305:Comment:278192011-04-04T23:51:18.437ZMarc Bastihttp://astrogab.ning.com/profile/MarcBasti
Looks like it's working dude! Sweet, Marc PS The 3rd point-most important haha.
Looks like it's working dude! Sweet, Marc PS The 3rd point-most important haha. Hi all,
Follow up.
So I wen…tag:astrogab.ning.com,2011-04-04:6354305:Comment:276452011-04-04T16:51:11.231ZTrevor Woodrowhttp://astrogab.ning.com/profile/TrevorWoodrow
Hi all,<br />
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Follow up.<br />
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So I went with the <a href="http://www.optcorp.com/product.aspx?pid=319-327-1157-850-13276" target="_blank">Astronomik 2" CCD LPR</a>. Why? To begin, I was wrong about the IR. This filter, in addition to being an LPR, actually claims to do the job of an IR cut filter too. So no seperate filter is needed. Second, the articles that I read spoke very highly of the filter with a couple of the reviews claiming it was one of the best you can buy and that it would produce…
Hi all,<br />
<br />
Follow up.<br />
<br />
So I went with the <a href="http://www.optcorp.com/product.aspx?pid=319-327-1157-850-13276" target="_blank">Astronomik 2" CCD LPR</a>. Why? To begin, I was wrong about the IR. This filter, in addition to being an LPR, actually claims to do the job of an IR cut filter too. So no seperate filter is needed. Second, the articles that I read spoke very highly of the filter with a couple of the reviews claiming it was one of the best you can buy and that it would produce dramatically better images. Third, my wife said I could get it.<br />
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Anyway, I finally got a chance to use it last night. I used it on a f4 reflector that I am in the process of refurbishing. More on that later. Anyway, I shot the attached frame (single 300 sec frame). Obviously, I am not done refurbishing the reflector, need a coma corrector, but the color is unreal! Very little work done on this frame. Just darks, no flats, and some stretching and that is it. And the darks were not even the correct amount of time...it is also important to note that Orion was towards the front of my house so I was shooting towards the streetlights out front and my neighbor's flod lights. I shoot outside my kitchen window and my wife kept going in a turning the light on....all of this would normally show up in my image, but not this time. Very excited to get out and use this with my refractors!<br />
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t<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2773264435?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2773264435?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"/></a> Thanks Marc...I was hoping yo…tag:astrogab.ning.com,2011-03-19:6354305:Comment:200442011-03-19T21:20:30.331ZTrevor Woodrowhttp://astrogab.ning.com/profile/TrevorWoodrow
Thanks Marc...I was hoping you would not say that. I have a beef with Orion and was trying to avoid going that route as much as possible. Unfortunately for me, I have read a lot of good things about their filter and one of my favorite amateurs use it (the helix gate guy). Thanks for your input!
Thanks Marc...I was hoping you would not say that. I have a beef with Orion and was trying to avoid going that route as much as possible. Unfortunately for me, I have read a lot of good things about their filter and one of my favorite amateurs use it (the helix gate guy). Thanks for your input!