To Next PageTo Next Page
Need help?Do you have a question about the Orion 5453 and is the answer not in the manual?
General| Brand | Orion |
|---|---|
| Model | 5453 |
| Category | Water Filtration Systems |
| Language | English |
Explains how color filters enhance contrast by transmitting specific light colors and blocking others.
Explains that filters are identified by color and Wratten number based on the Kodak/Wratten system.
Defines Luminance Transmittance (LT %) and its impact on telescope aperture and viewing conditions.
Describes the matrix found in the storage box lid as a quick reference for filter usage on different celestial targets.
Longpass filter blocking wavelengths below 465nm, enhancing red/orange features, lunar detail, and planetary features.
Color correction filter, 40% transmission, enhances lunar glare reduction and planetary detail.
Minus blue filter, 74% transmission, enhances contrast on Mercury, Mars features, and Jupiter.
Longpass filter (below 510nm), 6% transmission, enhances planetary contrast and Saturn's rings.
Longpass filter (below 530nm), 46% transmission, enhances planetary surface features and Jupiter's belts.
Longpass filter (below 550nm), 25% transmission, enhances planetary contrast and Saturn's features.
Longpass filter (below 580nm), 14% transmission, enhances planetary contrast, Venus details, and Saturn's rings.
Longpass filter (below 600nm), 6% transmission, enhances planetary contrast and collimating large telescopes.
Green absorption filter, 27% transmission, enhances red/blue features on Mars and Uranus/Neptune contrast.
Minus green filter, 13% transmission, enhances red/blue features on Mars and Uranus/Neptune contrast.
Absorbs red/green light, 17% transmission, enhances Venus/Mars features and Jupiter/Saturn belts.
Minus red filter, 14% transmission, enhances lunar transient phenomenon and Mars terminator clouds.
Absorption filter, 2% transmission, enhances Venus features, lunar detail, and Mars blue clearing.
Blue tricolor filter, 3% transmission, enhances Venus features, lunar detail, and Mars polar caps.
Absorption filter, 53% transmission, enhances lunar detail, Mars dust storms, and Jupiter/Saturn belts.
Absorption filter, 33% transmission, enhances Mercury/sky contrast, lunar detail, and Uranus/Neptune contrast.
Green tricolor filter, 24% transmission, enhances Venus features, Mars details, and Jupiter/Saturn features.
Minus red absorption filter, 25% transmission, enhances ice fogs and polar hazes on Mars.
Light balancing filter, 28% transmission, enhances lunar contrast, Venus glare, and planetary belts.
Cooling light balancing filter, 73% transmission, enhances low contrast areas on planets and structure in galaxies.
