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Orion UltraBlock LP

I live in a an area with moderate to high light pollution. After reading the reviews for this eyepiece I was set on buying it. After paying 100 dollars and trying it out I was severly dissapointed. It actually made nebulas and clusters look dimmer. Maybe it blocks out to much light. Maybe I had a lemon but I sent it back because for 100 dollars I would expect a lot more.

Overall Rating: 4
Optics:4 Value:4
Weight: 1 (Unreliable Vote)
Date: 07/15/2002 04:12:54 am PST
By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.247.13)
Link to this vote: http://www.excelsis.com/1.0/displayvote.php?voteid=111877

>After paying 100 dollars and trying it out I was severly dissapointed. It actually made nebulas and clusters look dimmer. Maybe it blocks out to much light.

Could be. Since you haven't said how much aperture you have, it's impossible to say for sure. I've also found that with my Orion Skyglow the surrounding light becomes much more intrusive, so I drape a towel over my head while viewing.

I own both the Skyglow and the Ultrablock, and without these filters deep-sky observing would be impossible for me.

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