Need Filter for Planets, Moon, Etc.

I have a Burgess 1278 Acromatic refractor and am interested in obtaining a filter to improve planetary and lunar viewing. Baader has the Fringe Killer, Contrast Booster and Semi APO filters. Can someone give me guidance as to which of these or some similar filter I should get?

For larger aperture telescopes I like to tame lunar brightness with an Orion variable polarizing filter. I find I don't need it with my 80mm refractor.

Hi,
The contrast booster does work, but it is not spectacular, it just makes a small difference. Sometimes a color filter works well with planets, each a different color.
The variable polarized filter also works well to reduce glare without compromising color.

Hi Judson,

I have a 120mm F12.5 achromat and I use a MV-1 almost permanently mounted in my diagonal. I think it helps for Jupiter and Saturn,

I also have a Contrast Booster. I don't like the green tinge it imparts on everything. I also don't think it does that much. I did see some craterlets in Plato a little easier with it but not enough that I would recommend you run out and get one. I don't think it did anything for Mars or Jupiter. Others may feel differently.

dan

I like the WO VR-1. It worked well when I had my 120mm f/8.3 achromat and did not introduce nearly as much yellow tinge as the Orion Minus Violet Filter.

Judson Mitchell said:

I have a Burgess 1278 Acromatic refractor and am interested in obtaining a filter to improve planetary and lunar viewing. Baader has the Fringe Killer, Contrast Booster and Semi APO filters. Can someone give me guidance as to which of these or some similar filter I should get?

Last night was the first clear night in a while, not having much time I brought out my 120mm Orion/Synta refractor to look at saturn. I really didn't need any filtering. I did see color, but it was easy to look past and see detail on the ball.