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Old 02-02-2014, 12:55 PM
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The filter is a light pollution reduction filter that filters out the light created by common sources of LP, eg streetlights etc.
As stars usually emit light on a very broad band, they will dim stars. As it will darken the sky background the contrast with stars is improved but they mainly improve contrast for dim objects such as nebulae.
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