Re: [APML] "challenge"

["John Boudreau" <jeboud@attbi.com>]

A double exposure would be the way to go, *if* the scope/camera/autoguider
setup could be left _untouched_ for a day or two. One could take a long
exposure of the Crab Nebula before Saturn gets in the FOV. Then just image
Saturn with a quick exposure on the same frame during it's M1 transit.

Anybody with a permanent setup in an observatory would have a decent chance
at this. Of course focus could be off a bit between days, and there could be
some film creep. But nobody ever said this hobby is easy <g>.

John Boudreau
http://home.attbi.com/~jeboud/astro.htm

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale Ireland" <direland@drdale.com>
To: "APML" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 3:44 PM
Subject: [APML] "challenge"


> Saturn passes across the Crab Nebula Jan 3. That should be a real photo
> "challenge"
>
> Dale
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