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Old 21-03-2021, 07:53 AM
RugbyRene (Rene)
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Originally Posted by Startrek View Post
Rene,
I use my 2600MC under both Bortle 8 and Bortle 3 skies
Under Bortle 3 skies I don’t use any filters during the dark , under a >30% moon phase I use a Duoband filter which works well with all types of nebula
I only shoot galaxies during the dark definitely without a filter
I use a 8” f5 newt ( 1000mm fl ) under Bortle 3 skies
Cheers
Martin
Thanks Martin. I’ll be buying a 2600MC soon and I’ll be down in the Snowy Mountains from the 15th of May which will be just past new moon.

I’ve heard some people use a UV/IR cut filter to prevent star bloat.
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