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Have you used photographic enhancer (didymium) filters for astronomy (planetary)? Greenhancers? Bluehancers?
I have used the basic didymium enhancer filter (Tiffen or Hoya) on Mars and Jupiter and it works well for me, so I am wondering if others have found it to be beneficial. I am wondering if the effect of the Greenhnacer / Bluehancer filters would be beneficial in improving the contrast visible on planets - again probably primarilly Jupiter and Mars. Please note - I am aware of the Baader moon and skyglow filter - I am really looking for inexpensive alternatives using (somewhat) exotic glass.
Thanks
To clarify - I am wondering about visually using these filters. I don't have the capacity for astrophotography and am a strictly visual observer (for now).
I haven't done too much with colored filters photographically, but have visually. The different colors will enhance (or even subtract) the subtler colors for the planets and the moon. For deep sky work, it does help to use narrow band filters (OIII, H-a, and so on) helps to tease out the really faint stuf.
http://sciastro.net/members/portia.php/2009/01/31/g-the-use-of-filters
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