Thread: Mars with an IR Pass Filter
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Old 22-07-2018, 11:00 PM
Zuts
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Originally Posted by SuperG View Post
I've tried Mars a couple of times this season but the sky has been bad whenever I have gone out with my C6SCT. So I tried an IR Pass filter and I think I'm pretty happy with the result. I really wonder what this filter could do with a scope with decent aperture.

Gear: Celestron 6inch SCT, GSO 2.5x Barlow, Astronomic IR Pass 742 Filter and ZWO ASI120MM.
Very interesting, it looks like it has some continents. It would be cool to try it with a bigger scope.

Cheers
Paul
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