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Originally Posted by bbgg
I am a somewhat new to this hobby and saw Jupiter for the first time the other night using an 8 " dob. It was quite bright like an image with too much contrast so was wondering is there a good (cheap??) filter than could be used to bring out some more detail. Been having a read and so many to choose from. I could only just make out the bands. Is there also a filter that can be used for the moon? That can be blinding when looking at it!
Thanks all!
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different coloured filters can be bought in packs (usually 4) and can be used to great effect to bring out detail on planetary discs.
a moon filter, or neutral density filter, can be used to cut out a huge chunks of the moons brightness also. both types of filter, moon filter, and coloured filter, are really cheap, and common place in most astro shops.
