The 2-inch Celestron OIII (oxygen III) band-pass filter that allows the 496 nm and 501 nm lines emitted by planetary and emission nebula. The filter looks like a polished mirror that allows some green light that corresponds to the light emitted by emission and planetary nebula to pass through but blocks everything else including most light pollution.
I used this filter extensively in visual observation by ‘blinking’ it in and out between the eye and the eyepiece, a technique used in observing O-III planetary nebula. The use of the filter results in enhanced contrast between the sky and the nebula.
Night Sky in Focus © Anthony Urbano | Bacoor, Philippines
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