Re: [APML] California Desert Night Sky

["Chris Cook" <ccook@cape.com>]

Hi Stuart -

Yes.
I'm sure I could have recorded the Gegenschein of I had shot later that
night (around 1am or so), but the Milky Way would've set by then.
Glad you like the image!

Chris

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Chris Cook Photography
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stuart Heggie" <Stuart.J.Heggie@sympatico.ca>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 8:51 AM
Subject: Re: [APML] California Desert Night Sky


> Chris, a stunning shot to be sure! Is that the Zodiacal Light coming in
from
> the right above 3 O'clock?
>
> Stuart
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chris Cook" <ccook@cape.com>
> To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 1:00 AM
> 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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> >
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