Re: [APML] Orion Mosaic

[Philip Perkins <pgp@astrocruise.com>]

Chuck,

Thanks for posting - this is a fantastic result. Seems to me those who do 
4x5 Tech Pan walk on "hallowed ground" :-) Do you know how Bob is scanning 
the negatives and at what sort of resolution?

--Philip

At 07:29 06/01/2004 -0800, you wrote:
>List,
>
>I got permission from my friend Bob Townsend to post an image he's been 
>working on. It's a Tech Pan mosaic of most of Orion. I'm just posting this 
>low resolution version so you can see how much is being recorded.
>
>http://www.aa6g.org/Images/orion_mosaic.jpg (220KB)
>
>The images were taken with the 18" F4 lens on 4x5 Tech Pan with a vacuum 
>back and developed for 10 minutes in D19. They all were 2 hr. exposures 
>with a # 92 filter. The vacuum back film holder is homemade.
>
>If you have questions for Bob you can contact him here:
><prtownsend@yahoo.com>
>He's not on APML.
>
>Chuck <aa6g@aa6g.org>
>
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Philip Perkins
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