I have a Lumicon 1.25. I use it on 2" eyepieces by holding it between my eye and the eyepiece. This has worked well when I or another astronomer wanted to see something through a 2" eyepiece. The $98 Baader filter is tempting so that I could use it at public parties. Dave -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Ann Blanchard Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 12:42 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Oxygen III filers Any opinions on which Oxygen III filters are best (for the money)? We have an Orion 1.25, but after Craig bought some larger eyepieces, he now wants a 2" for them. We were out in Rush Valley Saturday night, and either we went to the wrong place, or no one else chose to go, but just the two of us were looking at various nebula in Sagittarius between midnight and 1:00 (the Lagoon was sooo lovely) and that got us in the 2" filter wish mode. I've been told that Lumicon is better, but not necessarily enough better for the $. A Lumicon costs about $200, and Orion about $150. A salesperson at OPT claimed that the Baader filter at $98 for a 2" is better than the Orion. There are also filters by Teleview or Thousand Oaks. Any suggestions from you pros? Thanks! Ann M. Blanchard Executive Assistant to the Associate VP Undergraduate Studies 110 Sill University of Utah (801) 581-3188 a.blanchard@ugs.utah.edu _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://gallery.utahastronomy.com Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com