Re: [APML] 'challenge'

[Chris1011@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/19/2002 7:12:42 PM Central Standard Time, astropix@att.net writes:


> " I guess this would be one of the few times my AGB chip would come in 
> handy and not bloom. Saturn at that size would definitely be a 
> washed, white "star". I'd probably shoot M1 as normal then pop on a 
> variable polarizing filter to shoot Saturn in the same frame and then 
> process them separately before making a composite. Should be an 
> interesting and fun challenge, but that may yield a true M1 and a 
> true Saturn image with no distortions. Sounds good in theory, but 
> I'll see if it actually works in practice:) "
>
> What do you think about this approach?


I'm not sure, never having done this type of thing before. I will definitely be using some filtering, perhaps doing some trial runs of each object before the event to see what appears on the computer screen at various exposure levels.

Roland Christen