The 7 Best Filters September 2024

Ranked 1st in our list of recommended filters and sells for $19.99 (as of 22/11/2022 08:02 PST details ) , more than 88% of the Orion 5662 reviews are positive. With features such as the orion 1.25 inch 13 percent transmission moon filter reduces glare so you can see more lunar detail and surface features with your telescope and metal filter cell threads directly into the 1.25 inch barrel of your telescope eyepiece, it is indeed our top pick among filters.

In the 2nd place of our top filters list you'll find the Thousand Oaks Optical BP-12 which garners positive reviews from more than 93% of customers who bought filters. Priced at $26.99 (as of 27/11/2020 11:34 PST details ) , it is designed for the savvy consumer who don’t mind paying a bit more for quality and best in class features.

Number 3 on the best filters list is resereved for venerable Baader Planetarium 2459268 that has featuers like, baader astrosolar safety film with optical density 5.0 for white light solar viewing. reduces intensity of sunlight by a factor of 100,000 for safe solar observation or imaging with optical instruments. and make your own front mounted solar filter for finderscopes, telescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes, or photo video camera lenses. not for use with solar viewer cards or glasses for unmagnified views of the sun. instructions included.. With a positive sentiment of 100% for the 2459268 from Baader Planetarium, it is a solid purchase that will keep you happy and it can be found online for $29.00 (as of 22/08/2017 08:22 PDT details ) .

At $23.70 (as of 06/07/2018 14:48 PDT details ) , Celestron's 94222 is our number 4, which gets 73% approval rate from customers who actually bought it.

A good, solid choice come up at number 5 of filters reviewed by us. You can find this Orion 5598 for $22.99 (as of 20/08/2021 12:00 PDT details ) , and be sure that it will do the work, at least according to more than 100% of people who used it and enjoyed features such as a specialty moon filter especially useful for increasing contrast during waning and waxing crescent phases and allows transmission of 25 percent of incoming light.

If none of the filters listed above suits you, then perhaps the Meade 227002 at the 6th place is the right one for you. Costing $63.26 (as of 17/11/2018 14:50 PST details ) , positive reviews hover around 83%.

Last but not least in the top filters, we have the good old Orion 5594 which gets great marks by 93% of the reviews posted. It can be bought for $24.99 (as of 16/09/2022 19:05 PDT details ) .