Re: [APML] NGC7000 in Tech Pan

["John C. Mirtle" <spampit@shaw.ca>]

Nice one Scott,
    Loads of stars and not too bad for faint nebula! Like my Lumicon test,
there doesn't appear to be a problem with gradients from the moon with the
Kenko filter. Now you just need to see how it works under full moon! :-)

John Mirtle
Calgary, Ab. Canada

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Hammonds" <shammonds@creatorsview.com>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 3:48 PM
Subject: [APML] NGC7000 in Tech Pan


> Hi APMLer's,
> I took a shot of the North American Nebula last Saturday night under a
> nearly first quarter moon. It was sort of a test of the tracking on my
mount
> as well as the polar alignment. Plus, like John Mirtle, I wanted to see
what
> would happen with the Kenko R64 filter under the bright moon. This is no
> John Mirtle shot, but I was fairly pleased with the result. My neighbors
> were kind enough to turn on their Christmas lights during the exposure as
> well. Normally with the leaves on the trees, any exterior lighting is
> blocked around my yard. My house sits on 5 acres so most outdoor lights
are
> not a bother.
>
> http://www.creatorsview.com/astrophoto/techpan/ngc7000.html
>
> Comments and criticism welcome.
> Thanks,
> Scott Hammonds
>
>
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