Re: [APML] Sagitarius in H-a (stretched)

[Brian larmay <power_windows4789@yahoo.com>]

Thanks George!

Yes, im still crankin away...

Drift alignment helps alot so i dont have to do much
correcting other then keeping up with the normal
rotation of our planet.

If I do have to make a correction, i just crank the
knob to adjust any drift, but so far i havent seen
much of that.
Theres alot of bending and i know for a fact Ill be
getting a much more expensive back friendly system one
of these days.

Im really going at this in an old school way:)
I must look like a dinosaur out there compared to most
these days.
I dont care though.....im happy with my results.

Speaking of regreasing, i have to get some white
lithium for my mount....sooner then later winter is
going to spring itself upon us .. maybe ill travel
down south this next year:)

Talk soon,
Brian


> Hi Brian
> 
> Looks really good, are you still handcranking during
> your exposures? If
> so, how do you cope with adjusting RA and Dec at the
> same time? Or do
> you only bother with RA during your exposures?
> Keep up the work, I hope to shoot some tomorrow
> night. Tonight I have my
> mount apart installing ball bearings in the RA axis
> worm carrier and
> tomorrow evening (I hope) a new dec axis axle to
> accurately match the
> oilite bushings I installed in the RA worm last
> winter.
> 
> George
> 
> Clear skies and good health
> 
> Brian larmay wrote:
> > 
> > Hi Stuart...
> > 
> > I stretched it a bit more and raised the contrast
> > some.
> > 
> > Heres the new image:
> > http://www.pbase.com/image/48201989
> > 
> > > Brian, nice shot! I think despite the legendary
> > > 180mm ED lens, my 105mm is still my favourite, I
> > > cannot get over how sharp it is.
> > >
> > > Do you think you could stretch the image a bit
> more?
> > > The contrast in the Milky Way seems low. You
> could
> > > select the Lagoon, feather it, invert the
> selection
> > > and then do some stretching on the rest of the
> > > field. Just a thought.
> > >
> > > Stuart
> > > >
> > > > From: Brian larmay
> <power_windows4789@yahoo.com>
> > > > Date: 2005/08/25 Thu AM 02:45:46 EST
> > > > To: Discussion of Film Astrophotography
> > > <astro-photo@seds.org>
> > > > Subject: [APML] Sagitarius in H-a
> > > >
> > > > New image taken last night during a minor
> auroral
> > > > display.
> > > >
> > > > Expose was around 20 minutes at f/2.4
> > > > Gotta love this Nikkor for the quality of the
> > > lens!
> > > >
> > > > Had to shoot south.
> > > >
> > > > http://www.pbase.com/image/48187958/original
> > > >
> > > > Enjoy,
> > > > Brian
> > > >
> > > > Cat: I'm so handsome, there's a six-month
> waiting
> > > list for birds to suddenly appear whenever I am
> > > near!
> > > >
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