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O III filters

Started by PYeomans, 02/07/2012 02:19AM
Posted 02/07/2012 02:19AM Opening Post
Hi, Can someone with user experience contrast and compare the different O III filters being offered by Lumicon, Orion, Baader, and others? Is the precision of the $200+ filters worth the price difference being asked? I assume the more precise the cutoff the higher the price, what other factors are involved? Thanks for your input.
Posted 03/12/2012 02:15AM #1
i can only comment on the two i have, a Celestron O3 and a Televue O3
Significant difference, as the veil and north american nebula are obvious in the TV, but barely show in the Celestron
Posted 03/12/2012 05:06PM #2
Get the Lumicon, best I've found.

The Televue is not tight enough in filtering for high contrast.

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