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Old 17-06-2007, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Solanum View Post
I was wondering more whether the UHC would improve contrast much with a fairly dark sky? For instance, when dark adapted I can see a small faint fuzz where the lagoon nebula is (dunno whether I'm seeing the nebula, the cluster, brighter patch of the milky way or imagining it, but I can use it to point the scope in the right place).
The short answer is yes. Filters are just if not more effective at dark sites.
If your eyes are well dark adapted, the lagoon neb will be strikingly obvious when using a filter.
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