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That $60 moon filter I almost skipped, glad I didn't
Back in 2019 I bought this cheap 1.25 inch moon filter from a shop near Boston, figured it was a waste since the full moon looked fine naked eye through my 8 inch Dob. First night out with it, I could actually see the rays around Copernicus and the terraced walls, stuff I'd been missing for two years. Now I loan it to friends who come over for viewing nights, they all say it's the best 60 bucks they didn't spend themselves. Anyone else have a cheap accessory that turned out way more useful than the expensive ones?
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seanjackson1d agoMost Upvoted
Nah man, sorry, but I gotta push back on this one. That filter just dims the whole disk and honestly makes the moon look like a flat gray blob, you lose all that contrast that makes the terminator pop. I tried a buddy's once and went right back to naked eye, my 8 inch shows way more detail without it.
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