Re: [APML] Orion Nebula & Pleiades

[Larry McManus <lmcmanus@clearpointadv.com>]

Jason
Nice shots, good color and sharp. I think that the orion shot is backwards
though and just needs to be flipped in photoshop.
Larry

on 2/10/04 7:26 AM, Lane, Jason R at jason.lane@navy.mil wrote:

> Hello List,
> 
> I finally got a shot that I really like.  Not being very deep, it's probably
> old hat to most of you folks, but if you knew my equipment and the conditions
> it was shot under, you'd likely consider it a miracle.
> 
> http://www1.iwvisp.com/opticman/astroimages/orion_nebula.html
> 
> I also had a pic of the Pleiades come out of this roll.  Even though the
> framing is off, I like the diffraction pattern formed around the bright stars
> by my SCT.  This shot was a miracle....windy with gusts up to 20 mph.  Seems
> like I was in a little pocket of (relatively) calm air, so I don't think I got
> the worst of the wind that night.  I could hear it screaming through the
> mountain pass ~1/4 mile away.  I stood in front of the scope acting as a wind
> break while my fiance sat inside the car watching a DVD.  :)  Temperature was
> about 20F.
> 
> http://www1.iwvisp.com/opticman/astroimages/Pleiades.html
> 
> 
> Comments and/or feedback is welcome as always!
> 
> Jason Lane
> 
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