[nobbygon (Angus)]

Hi,

I've moved to Sydney where the light pollution is much worse than where I’ve imaged from before. Traveling to a dark site is out of the question so I’m going to have a go with filters to try to block out some background light. I’m shooting through a GSO RC8 and QHY9 mono. It will basically replace my L filter.

I want to use the filter for both nebulae and galaxies. I understand that shooting galaxies through a UHC filter will block out some light but will it be worth it in terms of the darker backgrounds? I was leaning towards the Baader as it seems to be a bit broader than the Astronomik and should lessen this effect.

Has anyone got experience with both of these filters? What can you recommend?

Also, are these filters UV/IR blocking? I saw that the Astronomik site said theirs wasn’t and would need a separate filter. Can’t find anything on the Baader though.

Cheers,
Gus.