Yes Scott..I dont image at all without some kind of light polution filter.....originaly I was using the UHC-S filter but so far I am impressed with the Hutech LPR...it has better colour and is more dedictated to my needs then the UHC-S.
I do look forward getting a Nice Focal reducer....I would like to reduce my imaging exposures times a little.
I love it Tony !!!
Beautiful colour and image scale.
Fantastic work on processing too. I also appriciate your comments on the filter because I was wondering what type to get myself. Thanks!
A focal reducer for your scope will be a bonus I'd say.
I imaged the swan too last week (haven't proceesed yet ) and I used a FR to bring it down to f/5.5 but I think I should have stuck to the native f/7.7 of the scope for bigger image scale.
Hutech say their filter gives a better colour balance here http://www.sciencecenter.net/hutech/idas/lps.htm
The UHCS is more severe I think, and cuts off some of the refelction nebulae of objects like the Triffid, though my place is quite light polluted.
I once saw the Triffid through Orion's Astronomik CLS filter and was amazed to see that it darkened the sky and increased the Triffids visibility but that included the blue reflection nebulosity as well. It would be interesting to see how that filter goes photographically. Sadly its $310 at Bintel, not a cheap filter.
Scott
Was that with the LPR filter on as well?
) and I used a FR to bring it down to f/5.5 but I think I should have stuck to the native f/7.7 of the scope for bigger image scale.
