Re: [APML] A Veil from last year

["Jim Ives" <flyboy9990@earthlink.net>]

Yup there it is. I can see it in Jeff's shot too.
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Loke Tan" <tan@cox.net>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 11:54 PM
Subject: RE: [APML] A Veil from last year


> Jeff,
>
>  I was just browsing thru your website and saw this wide field shot of
> Cygnus.
>
> http://www.astro-photography.com/northcyg_hrgb.htm
>
> The Veil is pretty tiny but if you look to the right of 51 Cygni, there
> appears to be a patch of sky which is either lacking star density or is a
> dark nebula.
>
> Loke
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: astro-photo-bounces@seds.org
> [mailto:astro-photo-bounces@seds.org]On Behalf Of Jeff Ball
> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 8:38 PM
> To: Discussion of Film Astrophotography
> Subject: RE: [APML] A Veil from last year
>
>
> Hello Loke,
> I must say, I found the same issue on a 35mm shot I took through my AP130
> EDT last year.  I have taken the image off of my website, but I recall
> processing the heck out of it thinking that there was a gradient (directly
> above my Veil as it was oriented right to left.)  I will dig this out
again
> and possibly rescan since there is absolutely nothing else to do!<g>  I
> can't believe our weather.  Oh well, New Mexico skies in May at least.
Keep
> us up on any further gradient/non-gradient discoveries.
>
> Jeff Ball
> www.astro-photography.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: astro-photo-bounces@seds.org
> [mailto:astro-photo-bounces@seds.org]On Behalf Of Loke Tan
> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 11:08 PM
> To: Discussion of Film Astrophotography
> Subject: RE: [APML] A Veil from last year
>
>
> Chris,
>
>  The bottom end of the histogram might have been chopped up a bit.
Regarding
> the gradient, I noticed this myself. I think you're talking about the
darker
> region in the upper right hand corner NE (in this reference) of the
Witch's
> Broom right? When I first took this shot I figured that I had a gradient.
> Then in subsequent weeks, I attempted the Veil a further two times. So I
> have 3 separate attempts at this object. All 3 attempts had this gradient
at
> the same location. So I decided to just leave it alone. Interestingly I
have
> not noticed this with other folks shot of this object. Is it possible that
> there is a lower concentration of blue stars in that upper right corner? I
> must admit being quite uncertain about this.
>
> Loke
>
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