Celestron offers four convenient filter sets, which contain four different filters per set. Not only are these highly useful filter combinations, but they also offer an economical way to add versatility to your filter collection
Deep Yellow #12 - 74% T
Moon
Enhance lunar features
Jupiter
Penetrate and darken atmospheric currents containing low-hue blue tones. Enhance orange and red features of the belts and zones. Useful for studies of the polar regions
Mars
Reduce light from the blue and green areas which darken the maria, oases and canal markings, while lightening the orange-hued desert regions. Also sharpen the boundaries of yellow dust clouds
Neptune
Improve detail in larger telescopes (11" and larger apertures)
Saturn
Penetrate and darken atmospheric currents containing low-hue blue tones. Enhance orange and red features of the belts and zones.
Ideal for observation of the polar ice caps and features on the Martian surface. Sharpens the boundaries of yellow dust clouds.
Mercury
Improves observation at twilight, when the planet is near the horizon. During daylight, it reduces the brightness of the blue sky to enhance surface features.
Saturn
Useful for studying bluer clouds.
Venus
Use during daylight observing to reduce brightness of blue sky. Occasionally deformations of the terminator are visible.
Light Green #56 - 53% T
Moon
Enhances lunar features.
Jupiter
Increases visibility of the Great Red Spot. Useful for observing the low-contrast hues of blue and red that exist in the Jovian atmosphere.
Mars
Excellent for increased contrast of Martian polar caps, low clouds and yellowish dust storms.
Venus
Useful for Venusian cloud pattern studies. Reduces brightness of blue sky during daylight observing.
ND #96 - 25% T - Density 0.6
Moon
Excellent for reducing irradiation, glare and subject brightness. Colors are unaltered, as light is transmitted uniformly over the entire spectrum. Each model performs somewhat differently, depending on the brightness of the moon.
Planets
Stacking in combination with color filters lowers transmission, but retains true color balance for specific applications. Reduces glare on brighter planets and minimizes irradiation.
Binary Stars
Helpful in splitting binary stars, because it reduces glare and diffraction effects around the brighter star of the binary pair.