Re: [APML] message from high flying astrophotographer

["Bert Katzung" <katzung1@attbi.com>]

Hi Robert (& Don):
Interesting equipment he's got to work with up there! I'm trying to get my
mind around the idea of a barndoor tracker that will work on a platform
that's zooming around the earth every 1-2 hours (if that is the period). Or
is the tracker for something else? And does the ISS have a shop for this
type of construction?

Thanks for the information!

Bert

Bert Katzung
katzung1@attbi.com
www.astronomy-images.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Reeves" <reeves10@swbell.net>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 4:52 AM
Subject: [APML] message from high flying astrophotographer


> Hello,
>
> I think the space email is getting sorted out.  I got this message from
Don
> Pettit aboard ISS this morening.  Any one have any photo sugestions for
him
> for his lofty perspective.  He is open to suggestions.
>
> Robert Reeves                      reeves10@swbell.net
> 520 Rittiman Rd.                   www.robertreeves.com
> San Antonio, Texas 78209    210-828-9036
> USA                                     29.484  98.440  200 meters
>
> **********
>
> Robert:
>
> Thanks for the e-mail message.  It is pleasant to receive from the space
end
> too.  Considering the circumstances, the eclipse photo turned out better
> than I thought.  The umbra was at a 70 degree angle to the nadir so I was
> shooting obliquely through the window.  I guess it would have been too
much
> of a coincidence to actually travel through the umbra.  I missed the
leonids
> but I am prepared to take photos of the Geminids.
>
> I sent you this message and attached a 300k jpg file of the eclipse.  I'm
> afraid the ipg probably clobbered your e-mail.  How large of files can you
> receive?  I may want to send you some images from time to time.  By the
way,
> after our first launch slip, I figured I should have a full aperture solar
> filter for our f2.8 Nikon 400mm telephoto lens (big hunk of glass) which
> works nicely with a 2X extender.  So I express mailed a custom solar
filter
> (polymer) from the folks in Canada who were nice enough to make me one
that
> day and send it out.  So I stuffed the filter in my crew notebook (fat
> notebook) and brought it up to space station.  I hope to shoot some shots
of
> sunspots and any other solar observable.  If you have any ideas for solar
> targets, let me know.  I'm the next few weeks, I hope to build a barn door
> tracker.
>
> take care
>
> Don
>
>
>
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