Re: [APML] California Desert Night Sky

["Robert Gendler" <robgendler@worldnet.att.net>]

Chris,
That is very cool. What is the gold band which so nicely
frames the night sky?
Rob Gendler
email: robgendler@att.net
Web Site: http://www.robgendlerastropics.com

>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chris Cook" <ccook@cape.com>
> To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 10:00 PM
> Subject: [APML] California Desert Night Sky
>
>
> > Hi all -
> >
> > Here's a shot I did last Friday when I was out in Southern California.
I
> > had wanted to do this shot when I lived out there but never got around
to
> > it.
> >
> > Its an all sky image taken from one of the darkest locations in SoCal,
> > between Joshua Tree NP and Blythe in the low Colorado Desert.
> > The night this was taken would rate around a Bortle 1 to 2. The LVM is
> > easily 7.0 to my eyes and probably 7.5 to those with really good eyes.
> > The
> > Zodiacal Light was bright and the Zodiacal Band was visible going
through
> > the ecliptic... both of these were recorded in this image.
> >
> > Here's the result........ Place your mouse over the image to see it with
> > labels.
> >
> > http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/dc-fisheye.html
> >
> > It doesn't get any wider than this! ....well ok, that's not entirely
> > correct... you could shoot with the Nikkor 6mm fisheye.... <VBG>
> >
> > Film can still kick ass.  :-)
> >
> > Hope you enjoy the view!
> >
> > Chris
> >
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