Meade lx65 8" (ACF) vs Celestron 8se

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The AVX mount was delivered yesterday. Now if Explore Scientific would just ship the damn telescope.



Question about filters. What light pollution filter for viewing, and where does it go?

There are a variety of filters that can be found. They usually screw into the back of the eyepiece. Often, there is a special one for viewing the Moon and a Nebula filter for emission nebula (like Orion and Eagle).

The one, critical exception: NEVER use an eyepiece filter of ANY sort to view the sun. Putting the filter on the eyepiece puts it in after the light has been concentrated, which increases the likelihood of cracking with bad consequences.

Solar filters should go over the *front* of the telescope, before the first lens or mirror.