Re: [APML] film vs CCD

[Sean Walker <vze2c3z8@verizon.net>]

Yes, but again, look at the resolution. so what if I take long integrations- it's hard to beat the
quality of the results, except with a better CCD (which I'm getting)

Sean Walker

steve banbury wrote:

> Hi Sean--those shots are beautiful!!
> I have been impressed with what can be achieved with the relatively low end ST-237.
> But, if I add up the total exposure times for example on your M20 shot, it looks like more than
> 3 hours. Why do you say its hard to get yourself to put film thru your scope any more? Isn't the
> total amount of exposure time required to accumulate the data for the images pretty much the
> same as with hypered film?
>
> SteveB
>
> Sean Walker wrote:
>
> > Asking this question on a film list will give you  skewed responces <G>.
> > I went CCD last year, and to tell you the truth, it's real hard to get myself to
> > put film through the telescope anymore, unless it's for a really big subject.
> > A good examples of the resolution theory you mentioned would be my ccd shots:
> > http://www201.pair.com/resource/astro.html/regular/products/tele-vue-optics/sean.walker.html
> >
> > All these were shot with a TV-85 and an ST-237.
> >
> > Sean Walker
>
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