Recommended filters

StarAid’s performance can be improved with filters during twilight, moonlight, and with some forms of light pollution. For twilight and moonlight, an IR-pass or red planet filter improves contrast, allowing StarAid to perform well when it would otherwise be overwhelmed by background illumination. StarAid accepts any standard 1¼“ filter thread.

The following filters have been well tested with StarAid under twilight, moonlight, and some light pollution conditions: