Hello mjgayle. Your more than welcome, thank you for your kind words, really appreciate it... l know right.. still can't believe how quickly the channel is growing. Stay safe, clear skies :)
I just got back from outside using filters for the first time. For me, it made a HUGE difference on the clarity of Saturn. I could always see the rings but with an orange filter, it make is so much more crisp. It got rid of all the fuzzy light around it, I could see the negative space in between the rings for the first time ever. My scope sucks so that's a breakthrough for me!
For me. A #12 yellow darkens the cloud belts on Jupiter to make them stand out more, and a #56 green helps the Polar ice caps on Mars jump out at you. But as you say, the next person along looking through the same may find different.
Thank you for the info about the "SUN" filter. I have been trying to get my mate to get rid of his, and he won't listen to me. Maybe when I show him this video he will believe me.
Hey Jason, great talk on coloured filters for visual. I think many of us often forget to use the things! Well, apart from the Moon filter, the blinding stabbing pain in you retina always reminds you to pop that one in lol Great advice about those terrible cheap Sun filters, I still see them pop up on Ebay and Amazon until enough of us report them. My advise is to throw them hard at the nearest wall :D Oh and congrats on 50+ subs, you'll be at 100 before you now it :)
Hey Chris, Thanks pal :-) I know, those sun filters still for sale....The mind boggles. What makes it worse, is they are usually sold with cheap scopes aimed at kids. Still can't believe thay are still around.
Thx for the explanation of filters. I'm fairly new to this hobby dec '19, But I've witnessed some beautiful sights at night so far. Looking to get more in depth, slowly of course, and more involved with understanding just how to get the close to perfect views of the night sky.
I've just got my first decent telescope and had the mind to buy a moon filter (which turned out to be a ND6) and boy I'm glad I did! Looking at the full moon is like staring into a car headlight! The moon filter helped but since I've even bought an ND16 filter for very comfortable viewing. Something you need to keep in mind with colour filters is everyone's eyesight is slightly different and bear in mind even the slightest long/short sightedness makes a difference with red and green light! For instance if I look at a blue light at a distance I either can't see it unless I apart my gaze or it stands out purple or pink! Crazy! 😅
Thanks for the advice on filters have been wondering about them have a moon one and didn’t know if I needed the others really enjoy you vids very informative but in plain English. Happy new year
Another Great Video On Filters. Great Work Jason 👌😊🤗😀.I have Been Using Yellow, and Green Polarized Filters Since an Year from Sybony For Jupiter Saturn and Mars. For Planet Venus A Normal Moon Filter or an Ultraviolet Filter is Good To Improve Contrast as Venus is A Bright Object. although Color Filters are Useful for Photography and Even For Visual. Great Work Friend. I am your #24th Subscriber. Keep Growing 😉😀❤️👍😊 Clear Skies ✨🌌🔭
Thank you for your kind words and sub friend. I'm your 26th subscriber :-) Filters defiinitely have there uses, especially moon filters. Of course, you do lose the natural colour of the planets when using them.
Hey Mubarak, hope your well friend. oh yes, the moon can be quite blinding without one, there not expensive, and shouldn't be too expinsive even in your country. After all, a moon filter is just like, putting on sunglasses.....In fact, I've done just that in the past when I didn't have one....Just wore my sunglasses lol...It works :-)
I have the cassini filter kit which comes with various colors , 2 yellows , 2 greens , 2 reds 2 orange 1 violet , 2 blues , etc.. I now have to figure out which works best , i think sometimes too many choices is an inconvenience , However , the violet should work as a fringe killer , I think ...
The blue [80A] is good filter to begin with and during the day when the Moon is visible, though I prefer to use a 'variable polarising' filter when viewing the Moon/and its Lunar details.
Hey excuse my ignorance but tonight was the very first time I used a telescope. I sorta spoiled my self and got the Celestron NexStar 8SE. But when I looked at Jupiter and Vega it was just black and white. How would I get color when looking at them?
When you say blue filter do you mean a light blue filter such as the 82A? The one you are holding looks light blue. I would agree that a light blue filter is very good!
Hi lornaz, yes, usually. The 82A is perfect for a lot of telescopes, I say usually because it all depends on aperture of the telescope the bigger the scope the darker the filter. But like you say the blue filter can be useful on most celestial targets.
Hey buddy. It looks a lot darker on film than it actually is, but you do make a good point about the transparency of filters. The general rule of thumb is, The larger the aperture of the telescope the darker the filter. You don't want one too dark if you have a aperture of 60mm-130mm.
If there was only one take away from this video of any importance...it was to get rid of those cheap, garbage sun filters. If these are even still supplied with new telescopes I'd have to shake my head. There are solar telescopes produced specifically for solar observation and these are expensive. How they can even provide a $5.00 filter for viewing the sun is mind boggling. Thank you for mentioning to immediately throw these cheap, useless filters right in the trash.
