[APML] First image-M81-VC200L

[Allan & Julie Whetzel <whetzel@cox.net>]

Hello all,

Between Santa Ana winds and a nasty learning curve it's taken me months 
to get my first images - but I'm finally making some progress! Took 
this on Saturday night
1/17/04 from a spot North-East of Joshua Tree National Park in 
California. Vixen VC200L (8" -  f9 Cassegrain), Losmandy G11, guided 
with ST-4, hypered Tech Pan exposed for 90 minutes. Developed in D19 
for 10 minutes. Scanned with Polaroid SprintScan 35+. This is the raw 
image.

I think my polar alignment looks good - no field rotation that I can 
see (a first for me) - and it seems to be in decent focus but I'm not 
sure. I'd appreciate ANY feedback. Based on the experience of others 
was a fair amount of detail captured or is there more to be had? Any 
suggestions for processing?
Image is at:

http://www.members.cox.net/whetzel/M81 web.jpg

Thanks very much,

Allan Whetzel

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