RE: [APML] Barn Door Fun

["Scott Hammonds" <shammonds@creatorsview.com>]

Eric,
Very good work. It looks to me like you did capture Barnard's Loop in the
Orion image. My recommendation is to spend your money on a good GEM. Get the
very best you can afford and then some. I suspect others will chime in here
and you will get plenty of advice on which mount to pursue. Good luck in
your search! 


Scott Hammonds
www.creatorsview.com




-----Original Message-----
From: astro-photo-bounces@seds.org [mailto:astro-photo-bounces@seds.org] On
Behalf Of Eric Z. Beard
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 PM
To: astro-photo@seds.org; novac@his.com
Subject: [APML] Barn Door Fun

Hi everybody,

It's been a cold and snowy winter, but I finally managed to fill up a roll
of Provia 400F with some nighttime shots using my OM-1 from the barn door
mount.

These shots were all taken at f/2.8, ranging from 3 to 5 minutes exposure
times.  I'm pretty happy with my first roll of the Provia, since I get
results similar to E200, but at twice the speed; I can get decent brightness
with just
3 minutes and then stack the images.  The one I'm proudest of  is the fourth
link down - I put my trusty 50mm Zuiko away and used a 130mm telephoto just
for fun.  

http://www.honeydewphoto.com/eric/20040212/OrionProneStack.html

http://www.honeydewphoto.com/eric/20040212/OrionHyades.html

http://www.honeydewphoto.com/eric/20040212/HyadesPleiades.html

http://www.honeydewphoto.com/eric/20040212/Orion130mmStack.html

I think it's safe to say that I've graduated from the barn door mount.  Any
advice on a next step that won't break the bank?  I've already found all the
Messiers with my little ETX-70, so I'm considering maybe a new refractor
with just a bit more arpeture on an equatorial mount good enough for
piggyback work, but probably not prime focus... yet.

Clear Skies and Round Stars!

EZB

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Eric Z. Beard
http://www.honeydewphoto.com/eric
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