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Started by lleege, 12/10/2009 12:08AM
Posted 12/10/2009 12:08AM | Edited 12/10/2009 12:37AM Opening Post
About 4 years ago when I was reentering the hobby, I bought a set of filters on EBay for $45. I never used them except the green for star tests.
There are a total of 6, 1-1/4 filters:
Red#25
Green#58
Blue#80A
Yellow#12
Orange#21
OIII Nebula filter, 469nm, 501nm and H-beta 486nm
They are all labeled Celestron Japan except the Nebula which is a Lumicron
These things any good? $45 sound like a reasonable price? They are in great condition and each in its own plastic case and cardboard box.

Posted 12/10/2009 08:06AM #1
Luke:
$45 would be a good deal for someone. The Lumicon filter appears to be the "Deepsky" filter and generally would sell by itself for more than $45 used. I recently gave mine away as my wife was traveling to Indian, I think it's a good filter to have, not as aggressive as an O-III filter so it does bring out nebulosity without killing the stars.

If you don't have other deep sky type filters, I would keep this one and try it on M-76... In general, deep sky filters only work on certain targets but for those they are effective and worthwhile.

Jon
Posted 12/10/2009 11:45AM #2
Yes, the Celestron filters are pretty good. $45 is a good deal.
The Lumicon alone is probably worth more that that.