adding Ideal Filter

[theskyhound]

Hi Owen,

You make good points. I think of incorporating narrow band emission as being more about identifying the objects that will respond to a narrow band filter, and being able to separate out the H-Beta objects from the OIII, and maybe in some cases to suggest the UHC as being marginally better. But I think it will always be a matter of taste when it comes to the UHC vs OIII. It should be interesting to find out!

[vicuna]

it could just show two filters if both are reasonable and improve the views significantly...in the order that skytools believes is better. probably doesn't have to state the exact percentage one is better

like:

UHC
O-III / UHC <---here you'd know to try O-III first but say you had the UHC in the scope already maybe just leave it
UHC / O-III
O-III

or maybe a simple star system if there are two

O-III* / UHC = strong O-III recommendation
O-III / UHC = slight O-III rec

I'd love this feature. my atlas (Interstellarium) tells you which filter it thinks is best but doesn't take into account your scope / eyepiece / viewing conditions. plus I will likely not be taking the atlas outside anymore.