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Old 19-07-2008, 11:10 PM
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Starkler (Geoff)
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If you look at your narrow band filters they are effectively like a mirror to all but the narrow pass band intended to pass through it. This means that ambient light gets reflected straight back to your eyeball. Covering your head with a jacket or cloth can help enormously here.
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