Honestly thought my new $200 filter was a waste of money until last night

I was trying to get a shot of the Orion Nebula from my backyard in Denver, and a neighbor's security light kept turning on and ruining every 3-minute exposure. Ngl, I almost packed it in, but I put that light pollution filter on as a last try and the difference was crazy. Has anyone else found a specific filter that saved a session from bad local light?

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beth7198d ago

You mentioned the Orion Nebula, which is an emission nebula. Those narrowband filters work great for that specific type of target, but they can actually block a lot of the light from broadband targets like galaxies or reflection nebulae. It's not a one-size-fits-all fix for local light.

olivia_barnes978d ago

So what filter would you actually use for galaxies then? I'm still trying to figure out my setup.