Filter's

Hey all ...This subject is one of debate .... What is the best filter for viewing jupiter ? I
have heard different stories and i copied this off of lumicon's page and figured i would
post it here ...Hope it helps ...
#8 Light Yellow
Moon: Feature Contrast
Mars: Maria
Jupiter: Belts
Jupiter: Orange-Red Zonal
Uranus: Dusky Detail
Neptune: Dusky Detail

#11 Yellow-Green
Mars: Maria
Jupiter: Clouds
Jupiter: Red/Blue Contrast
Saturn: Clouds
Saturn: Cassini Division
Saturn: Red/Blue Contrast

#12 Yellow
Moon: Feature Contrast
Mars: Blue-Green Areas
Jupiter: Red-Orange Features
Saturn: Clouds
Saturn: Red-Orange Features

#15 Dark Yellow

Moon: Feature Contrast
Mars: Clouds
Mars: Polar Caps
Jupiter: Belts
Saturn: Belts
Uranus: Dusky Detail
Neptune: Dusky

Detail #21 Orange

Mars: Maria
Jupiter: Belts
Jupiter: Polar Regions
Saturn: Belts
Saturn: Polar Regions
#23A Light Red
Mercury: Planet/Sky Contrast
Mars: Maria
Mars: Blue-Green Areas
Jupiter: Belts
Jupiter: Polar Regions
Saturn: Belts
Saturn: Polar Regions
#25 Red
Mercury: Features
Venus: Planet/Sky Contrast
Venus: Terminator
Mars: Maria
Mars: Polar Caps
Jupiter: Belts
Jupiter: Galilean Moon Transits
Saturn: Clouds

#29 Dark Red

Mercury: Features
Venus: Planet/Sky Contrast
Venus: Terminator
Mars: Maria
Mars: Polar Caps
Jupiter: Belts
Jupiter: Galilean Moon Transits
Saturn: Clouds

#38A Dark Blue

Venus: Clouds
Mars: Dust Storms
Jupiter: Belts
Jupiter: Great Red Spot
Jupiter: Disc
Saturn: Belts

#47 Violet
Venus: Clouds
Mars: Polar Caps
Saturn: Rings

#56 Light Green

Moon: Detail
Mars: Dust Storms
Mars: Polar Caps
Jupiter: Belts
Jupiter: Atmosphere
Jupiter: Red/Blue/Light Contrast

#58 Green
Venus: Clouds
Mars: Polar Caps
Jupiter: Red/Blue/Light Contrast
Saturn: Belts
Saturn: Polar Regions
#80A Blue
Moon: Feature Contrast
Jupiter: Belts
Jupiter: Rilles
Jupiter: Festoons
Jupiter: Great Red Spot
Saturn: Belts
Saturn: Polar Regions

#82A Light Blue

Moon: Low-Contrast Features
Mars: Low-Contrast Features
Jupiter: Low-Contrast Features
Saturn: Low-Contrast Features

ND13 Neutral Density

13% Transmission
Moon: Glare Reduction
Double Stars: Bright Primary

ND25 Neutral Density

25% Transmission

ND50 Neutral Density

50% Transmission

Single Polarizing Filter

Rotating Polarizing Filter

Moon: Glare Reduction or Variable Transmission

Object
Features
Recommended Filter

Mercury
Planet/Sky Contrast
#23A Light Red
Features
#25 Red
#29 Deep Red

Venus
Clouds
#38A Deep Blue
#47 Violet
#58 Green
Planet/Sky Contrast
#25 Red
#29 Deep Red
Terminator
#25 Red
#29 Deep Red

Moon
Detail
#56 Light Green
Feature Contrast
#8 Light Yellow
#12 Yellow
#15 Deep Yellow
#80A Blue
Low Contrast Features
#82A Light Blue
Glare Reduction
ND13 Neutral Density

Mars
Clouds
#15 Deep Yellow
Maria
#8 Light Yellow
#15 Deep Yellow
#11 Yellow-Green
#21 Orange
#23A Light Red
#25 Red
#29 Deep Red
Blue-Green Areas
#12 Yellow
#23A Light Red
Dust Storms
#38A Deep Blue
#56 Light Green
Polar Caps
#15 Deep Yellow
#25 Red
#29 Deep Red
#47 Violet
#56 Light Green
#58 Green
Deep Sky Filter
Low Contrast Features
#82A Light Blue

Jupiter
Clouds
#11 Yellow-Green
Belts
#8 Light Yellow
#15 Deep Yellow
#21 Orange
#23A Light Red
#25 Red
#29 Deep Red
#38A Deep Blue
#56 Light Green
#80A Blue
Rilles
#80A Blue
Festoons
#80A Blue
Atmosphere
#56 Light Green
Red-Orange Features
#12 Yellow
Orange-Red Zonal
#8 Light Yellow
Red/Blue Contrast
#11 Yellow-Green
Blue/Light Contrast
#25 Red
Great Red Spot
#38A Deep Blue
#80A Blue
Galilean Moon Transits
#25 Red
#29 Deep Red
Red/Blue/Light Contrast
#56 Light Green
#58 Green
Polar Regions
#21 Orange
#23A Light Red
Disc
#38A Deep Blue
Low Contrast Features
#82A Light Blue

Saturn
clouds
#11 Yellow-Green
#12 Yellow
#25 Red
#29 Deep Red
Belts
#15 Deep Yellow
#21 Orange
#23A Light Red
#38A Deep Blue
#58 Green
#80A Blue
Polar regions
#21 Orange
#23A Light Red
#58 Green
#80A Blue
rings
#47 Violet
Cassini Division
#11 Yellow-Green
Red/Blue Contrast
#11 Yellow-Green
Red/Orange Features
#12 Yellow
Low Contrast Features
#82A Light Blue

Uranus
Dusky detail
#8 Light Yellow
#15 Deep Yellow

Neptune
Dusky detail
#8 Light Yellow
#15 Deep Yellow

Double Stars
Bright Primary
ND13 Neutral Density

Best Nebula Filters - For Selected Objects

Nebula Name Best Filter
M1 Crab nebula UHC
M8 Lagoon Nebula UHC
M16 Eagle Nebula UHC
M17 Swan Nebula O-III
M20 Trifid Nebula UHC
M27 Dumbbell Nebula UHC
M42 Orion Nebula UHC
M43 Orion Nebula H-Beta
M57 Ring Nebula UHC
M76 Little Dumbbell Nebula UHC
M97 Owl Nebula O-III
NGC40 UHC
NGC246 Skull Nebula O-III
NGC281 Pac-Man Nebula UHC
NGC604 in M33 O-III
NGC896/IC1795 UHC
NGC1360 O-III
NGC1491 UHC
NGC1499 California Nebula H-Beta
NGC1514 Crystal Ball Nebula O-III
NGC1999 none
NGC2022 O-III
NGC2024 Flame Nebula UHC
NGC2174 UHC
NGC2327 H-Beta
NGC2237-2239 Rosette Nebula UHC
NGC2264 Cone Nebula UHC
NGC2359 Thor's Helmet O-III
NGC2371-2 O-III
NGC2392 Eskimo Nebula O-III
NGC2436 UHC
NGC2438 in M46 O-III
NGC2440 UHC
NGC3242 Ghost of Jupiter UHC
NGC4361 UHC
NGC6210 O-III
NGC6302 The Bug Nebula O-III
NGC6334 UHC
NGC6357 O-III
NGC6445 UHC
NGC6543 CatsEye Nebula O-III
NGC6559 UHC
NGC6781 O-III
NGC6804 O-III
NGC6888 Crescent Nebula O-III
NGC6905 Blue Flash Nebula UHC
NGC6960-6995 The Veil Nebula O-III
NGC7000 North America Nebula O-III
NGC7008 O-III
NGC7009 Saturn Nebula none
NGC7023 Deep Sky
NGC7026 O-III
NGC7027 O-III
NGC7048 O-III
NGC7129-7133 UHC
NGC7139 O-III
NGC7293 Helix Nebula O-III
NGC7538 UHC
NGC7635 Bubble nebula O-III
NGC7662 Blue Snowball none
NGC7822 UHC
IC405 Flaming Star Nebula Deep Sky
IC410 O-III
IC417 H-Beta
IC434/B33 Horsehead Nebula H-Beta
IC1318 H-Beta
IC1396 UHC
IC1848 UHC
IC2177 Seagull Nebula H-Beta
IC4628 UHC
IC5067-70 Pelican nebula UHC
IC5076 inNGC6991 H-Beta
IC5146 Cocoon Nebula H-Beta
PK64+5.1 Campbell's Hydrogen Star H-Beta
PK164+31.1 Headphone Nebula UHC
PK205+14.1 Medusa Nebula O-III
Sh2-13 UHC
Sh2-54 UHC
Sh2-84 UHC
Sh2-101 UHC
Sh2-112 O-III
Sh2-132 O-III
Sh2-142 O-III
Sh2-155 Deep Sky
Sh2-157 UHC
Sh2-170 UHC
Sh2-171 UHC
Sh2-235 H-Beta
Sh2-254-5-6-7-8 inIC2162 H-Beta
Sh2-261 UHC
Sh2-276 Barnard's Loop H-Beta
Sh2-311 in NGC2467 UHC
vdB93(Gum-1) near IC2177 H-Beta

Keep in mind ...This is lumicon's recomendations for the most detail ...I am sure there are
other filters out there and the results might vary from scope to scope due to aperture and
quality ....

Heres lumicon's home page for more information http://lumicon.com/astronomy-

accesso...d=1&cn=Filters
Last edited by roverich; 06-12-2010 at 10:20 PM. Reason: added lumicons page