A question regarding color filters.

[White Rabbit]

Hi.

Other than astro photography, do you ever use color filters for plain old observing? When and why?

I have a moon filter which I use, and it's great becuase I'm not blinded. I also own a couple of the bintel color filters, green and orange, (the only colours they had at the time) but I find them usless as they dimm the image quite a bit, so I'm rather confused as to when I'm supposed to use them.

Thanks

[erick]

Hi WR

Plenty of information previously posted. Try this thread:-

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=28725

and this one:-

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=27821


Here is a site re coloured filters:-

http://sciastro.net/portia/advice/filters.htm

Happy reading. Let us know whether you do find a good use for them. :)

[rmcpb]

Then we can all get some use out our pocket full of filters we all have :)

[White Rabbit]

Thanks guys.

I should have done a search first but this forum is a bit slow so... lol.

Thanks again.

Sandy