· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Equipment Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 dyslexic nam Pooh-Bah Reged: 01/28/08 Loc: PEI, Canada Baader M&SG vs. other neodymium filters?       #5179830 - 04/19/12 08:15 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I am wondering if anyone has compared the Baader Moon and Skyglow (neodymium) filter to other neodymium filters? I have always recommended neo filters to folks on CN as the best single filter for Mars and Jupiter. While I routinely try other filters on these two targets, I inevitably ‘settle in’ with my neo filter for any extended viewing of my two favourite planets. I currently use a 1.25” Zhumell ‘Crystalview’ neo filter in my filter slide, and in 2” format have used the glass from 49mm photographic neo filters (“didymium filters” – I have tried the Tiffen Enhancing filter and a Hoya Intensifier filter). Yet despite my affinity for these filters, I have never tried the Baader Moon and Skyglow – possibly the highest quality iteration of the available neo filters. I am curious if there is a noticeable difference in terms of performance between the Baader and its more generic cousins. I enjoy the views through the three versions I mentioned above, but I am always wondering if the Baader would be superior in terms of optical ‘flatness’, quality of coatings, and/or the strength of filtration, and if so, if these improvements would make much difference at the eyepiece. Post Extras:       dyslexic nam Pooh-Bah Reged: 01/28/08 Loc: PEI, Canada Re: Baader M&SG vs. other neodymium filters? [Re: dyslexic nam]       #5180965 - 04/19/12 10:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Guess not. I thought it was a bit of a shot in the dark... Post Extras:       dpwoos Pooh-Bah Reged: 10/18/06 Re: Baader M&SG vs. other neodymium filters? [Re: dyslexic nam]       #5180985 - 04/19/12 10:38 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Let's not give up yet - I too am interested in some answers! Post Extras:       csa/montana Den Mama Reged: 05/14/05 Loc: montana Re: Baader M&SG vs. other neodymium filters? [Re: dyslexic nam]       #5181048 - 04/19/12 11:31 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Perhaps our filter guru David will drop in and offer some insight in this. Post Extras:       David Knisely Postmaster Reged: 04/19/04 Loc: southeastern Nebraska Re: Baader M&SG vs. other neodymium filters? [Re: csa/montana]       #5181151 - 04/20/12 01:29 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The only one I have ever used is the old Sirius Optics NPC Neodymium filter. It is a fairly decent minus-violet filter that keeps down the chromatic aberration of small fast achromats while at least halfway preserving the color balance. I reviewed it about nine years ago (the filter is no longer made): Sirius Optics NPC Neodymium Filter Clear skies to you. Post Extras:       Loren Toole sage Reged: 03/23/04 Loc: New Mexico USA Re: Baader M&SG vs. other neodymium filters? [Re: David Knisely]       #5181373 - 04/20/12 08:33 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I've used the Baader 1.25" M&SG for at least five years, then I purchased a Garrett 2.00" MS&G this winter. Based on the limited testing I've done, my impression is that these filters are functionally equivalent, however the filter coatings are obviously different and Garrett's cell construction is a little less refined. Garrett publishes a bandpass diagram for their MS&G which I overlaid with Baader's.... also identical to my eye. Considering that I paid around $65 for the Garrett, it's a decent alternative to Baader's higher priced filter. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 9 registered and 15 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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