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Originally Posted by Solanum
Can I ask a related question? I have been debating a UHC filter, but I was wondering just how much difference it will make to my views. Here in Mildura there isn't really any significant skyglow (light pollution is mainly, the neighbours security lights which apparently have to be set to shine into my backyard all night).
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What a uhc filter does is to darken the sky background by filtering out everything but a small band of wavelengths of light, which emission and planetary nebulae radiate in. If you cant get good dark adaptation for your eyes, the usefulness of a uhc filter will be limited.
What can help in such situation is to drape a cloth over your head to block any extraneous local light. I find this a help even at dark sites when viewing very faint objects.