Orion Moon Filter, 13% Transmission, 1.25″
July 28, 2009 by admin
Filed under Orion Telescopes
The Moon’s disk, even at partial phases, is intensely bright with reflected sunlight. The glare washes out most of the craters, rilles, and other surface details from view. Our Moon Filter reduces the glare, allowing transmission of only 13% of the reflected light. Not only will you see more surface features, but you can study them in greater comfort. The filter reduces irradiation, which is the distortion at the boundary between light and dark areas, such as along the lunar termin (more…)
5.0 out of 5 stars
A MUST if you want to look at the moon!
Even in my light polluted area, looking at the crescent moon in my 8″ dobs is almost painful on the eyes.
5.0 out of 5 stars
It Depends . . . Why Do You Need It? What Scope Do You Use?
The larger the aperture, the more light that is gathered. The moon is bright through my binoculars, but I don’t need a filter. I’ve never used a filter in my 4.5″. But my 4.