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Originally Posted by GazzMeister
I was also wondering if buying cheap(er) filters makes as big a difference as good eyepieces? Are there good cheapies out there?
To answer your suggestion iceman, it's a bit embarrasing, but my mother has recently retired and she knitted me a beanie  (I did have to stop her from attaching a pom-pom though!) |
Second point first - You're a lucky man! But was it in rainbow colours? Get her to add a lining, if she hasn't already done so - you'll need it in Canberra - Brrrrr!
First point - you'll want neutral density filters - a 1.25" and a 2" - for viewing the Moon (almost essential or you'll see a purple spot in your vision for a good while!) and the 1.25" also helps with Jupiter (or the 2" - you can put it on a 2" barlow and use all your 1.25" eyepieces). I'm hoping that a 1.25" ND was part of the package, otherwise they are pretty cheap. A 2" is more expensive, but look around. Bintel sold me a set of four 2" filters (Saxon) for $80 - ND, blue, yellow, red - I'm still experimenting with them on Jupiter.