Re: [APML] California Desert Night Sky

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

I like that 16mm shot.  Boy, your east must be inky black.

Chris


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dominic Cantin" <dominiccantin@yahoo.ca>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] California Desert Night Sky


> Yes Chris , my darkest site is where you can see the red X on the map here
at bottom
> http://www.pbase.com/dominiccantin/image/41626590/original
>
> Unfortunately , this site is not accessible in winter but I'll surely make
it in summer.
>
> Clear skies !
>
> Dom :)
>
> Chris Cook <ccook@cape.com> wrote:
> Hi Dom -
>
> I would love to do this kind of shot from every place I've observed...
sort
> of a light pollution survey of astro sites. Isn't your site near the US
> border and northern Maine? I bet its dark up there!
>
> Chris
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dominic Cantin"
> To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography"
> Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 7:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [APML] California Desert Night Sky
>
>
> > Beautiful image Chris !
> >
> > One day I'll have to try a shot like this on my darkest site !
> >
> > Thanks for the view !
> >
> > Maybe you could send the link of your picture to APOD , it's a candidate
> for APOD !
> >
> > Dom :)
> >
> > Chris Cook wrote:
> > 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....
> >
> > Film can still kick ass. :-)
> >
> > Hope you enjoy the view!
> >
> > Chris
> >
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