Hello fellow observers - I primarily observe in urban settings so I can show passersby the bright night sights - i.e. the planets and Moon. However, about 7 years ago I was observing with a group in a dark location where one gentleman had a 4"-5" AP refractor not far from my NX11 and we had both trained our scopes on Jupitur. I enjoyed what my Celestron could put-up, but the one thing that really bugged me is the other guy's Jupitur was clearly glowing in soft yellows and browns. My image had only hints of color.
Ever since then during my public astonomy events I cringe every time someone says, "So why is it white?". Puzzle me this colleagues: is there a cleaver way to improve the color of that fine planet in a largish SCT? Perhaps I'm getting too much light and need to mask the scope some how? I'd prefer not to use a color filter as they just make the planet look like someone peed the pool. But perhaps one of you has used a sky glow filter or some other strategy improve visual color quality with great success?
Ever since then during my public astonomy events I cringe every time someone says, "So why is it white?". Puzzle me this colleagues: is there a cleaver way to improve the color of that fine planet in a largish SCT? Perhaps I'm getting too much light and need to mask the scope some how? I'd prefer not to use a color filter as they just make the planet look like someone peed the pool. But perhaps one of you has used a sky glow filter or some other strategy improve visual color quality with great success?
