Hi,
I got my Astronomik UHC filter and, finally, the clouds went away. I decided to go with the 8" dob on this occasion because of the ability to gather more light. I quickly located the Orion Nebula and let me tell you
. It is the first time I have seen any nebula with my own eyes and it was amazing.
In as far as the assistance provided by the filter, because of my neighbour on one side and the street light on the other side of my property I never have been able to see anything. On this occasion though, I was able to see a fair amount of detail. That said, when looking at this nebula I am facing almost towards the neighbours light and so when my brother stood in a position to block their light, that is when the detail started to show through.
In conclusion, it
definitely helped me a lot, but stupid neighbours will still be a problem
.
Daniel...