G'day, I've been looking at Filters, and it is seriously blowing my mind what different filters are out there for Astronomy. I like photography a lot, and the norm, as most of you know is, UV (good lens protector), Polariser and ND at various ratings. Now I've bought the scope, and eyepieces, a Hydrogen Beta filter as well as a Circular Polariser. Now that I'm learning a bit about Astophotography, I'm finding out, that there are more filters out than I can poke a stick at.
1. Is there a listing available that explains what each filter does?
2. I understand that some bring out colour, that we would normally not see. So is there a "standard", for lack of a better word (like "the Horse head is actually that colour"), or is there scope for artistic license, because we wouldn't normally see them like that anyway?
3. If I could cruise around Orions belt, what would I see? When showing photographs of different Nebulas and the like, is there an "ethic" when saying "that this is what it is and looks like", but not realy, because we as humans wouldn't see them that way.
Sorry for the 2 heavy questions. I understand that Astronomy is a science, which I would know 5% of. It just seems like it is a type of Photoshop before we load it up to Photoshop or Stacking program and it led me to think about what you would say to people.
I love the Astrophotographs that I see people post here and elsewhere, and I hope to capture some great shots myself in the near future. I see now it doesn't stop with what I have spent already, it is only the beginning of a lower bank balance
. No wonder Ron from Sirius says to me "Hi, Dutch, am I eating steak tonight?" Cheeky Bugger
Regards, Dutch