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Appreciation post: my Orion Nebula shots from last winter versus this one
I finally got a proper light pollution filter for my camera setup, a $150 clip-in model, after using just a regular lens for years. The difference in the red hydrogen-alpha glow is huge, it went from a faint gray smudge to having real color and depth. Has anyone else seen a big jump from adding just one specific filter?
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the_sage14d ago
My buddy's filter made the Horsehead Nebula pop.
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john65010d ago
Filters can help a LOT even under bad skies, they just cut a very specific type of light pollution. That gray smudge turning into red Ha glow is the perfect example, the filter let that specific color through while blocking the streetlight glow. It's a night and day difference for emission nebulae.
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