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| Orion Moon Filter, 13% Transmission, 1.25" |
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| Manufacturer: Orion |
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| List Price: $19.95 |
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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 go up details from view. Our Moon Filter reduces the glare, allowing transmission of only 13% of the reflected light. Not only will you see more go up features, but you can study them in stuck-up comfort. The filter reduces irradiation, which is the distortion at the boundary linking light and dark areas, such as along the lunar terminator. The Orion Moon Filter is especially useful to owners of large-aperture scopes, in which the Moon's brightness can be overwhelming. It uniformly reduces light over the entire visible spectrum. Screws into threaded eyepiece barrel.
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- Orion Moon filter reduces glare so you can see more lunar detail and go up features
- Filter allows transmission of only 13% of the reflected light.
- Orion Moon Filter is especially useful to owners of large-aperture scopes
- Screws into threaded eyepiece barrel. 1.25" diameter
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 A Must Have |
| Review Date: October 9, 2007 |
| Reviewer: S. Railey, |
| I can keep this small. The Moon Filter is a must have for viewing of the moon through a telescope. Viewing a full moon without the filter is similiar to staring directly at a bright flashlight. But with the filter you readily see the craters, mountains, and other features. It is beyond doubt money well spent. |
Does exactly what you expect it to do
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| Review Date: July 29, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Tad J. Wesley, Terre Haute, IN United States |
If you've dealt with Orion in the past, you expect quality optics, that are functional without being very overpriced. Such is the case with their moon filter as well.
You don't need this filter on less valuable phases of the moon, but as the moon approaches full, and gets increasingly brighter, adding this filter will momentously enhance the views by taking the edge off the glare so the details are clearer. |
It Depends . . . Why Do You Need It? What Scope Do You Use?
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| Review Date: January 10, 2009 |
| Reviewer: R. Kirkham, Rushville, Illinois USA |
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 4.5 isn't a very excellent scope. When I get up to my 6" I pull out the moon filter on nights when the moon is or is near full. I still do not need it most of the time. When the moon is full it makes all the difference in the world. Over 6" in aperture the filter becomes much more necessary.
So you must question physically, what scope are you using? How often do you want to study the full moon? For me it is worth the cost. It was so worth the cost it was the first filter I bought. You will have to choose for physically.
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A MUST if you want to look at the moon!
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| Review Date: March 4, 2009 |
| Reviewer: M. Pulaski, Runnemede, NJ United States |
Even in my light tainted area, looking at the crescent moon in my 8" dobs is nearly painful on the eyes. I can only presume that a full moon would be downright unbearable to view.
The filter screws in very promptly after removing it from its handy hard case. Once in place, the moon is a heck of a lot simpler to look at. Also, when you are done looking, its a lot simpler and quicker to adjust back to the night time darkness. I found that after looking at the moon without a filter, I couldn't see a thing outside in the night for about 30 seconds. This filter certainly helps with that.
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Exceptional filter
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| Review Date: November 17, 2009 |
| Reviewer: C. Matherne, South Louisiana |
| Makes viewing the moon much simpler on the eyes. A certain for those interested in scanning the moon. |
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