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Originally Posted by Starchild615
Yes I can see the little dipper up there. I am also going to purchase an Oxygen III filter to help me with my light pollution. I will definitely [correct spelling] be out with the scope the minute NYC gets a black out, even though a blackout is really no fun, I would however get to see some stars that I usually cant see
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An OIII filter is not the best first choice for the majority of nebulae visible to most amateurs. A narrowband filter such as a Lumicon UHC or an Orion UltraBlock is generally more useful.
http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org/filters.htm
http://pages.sbcglobal.net/raycash/filters.htm
Keep in mind that LPR and nebula filters do not, in general, work very well on objects other than nebulae. The best DSO filter is a dark sky.
As far as an eyepiece for observing galaxies is concerned, the vast majority of galaxies are quite small in apparent size and are best seen at relatively small exit pupils, say between 1.5 and 2.5mm. It is, however, a very good idea to have a long focal length eyepiece that provides the maximum true field of view for your particular telescope to locate objects and to view the handful of DSOs that are large in apparent size.
Dave Mitsky