Re: [APML] Please help with red splotch problem

["Nicola Montecchiari" <nmontec@libero.it>]

Oh damn..........that is the light that came inside my photos and I couldn't
understand what it was! The LED of the exposimeter!!

Lesson #3456: get rid of the batteries before to shoot at stars :-)

Thanks!
Nicola

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Go" <christone@pacific.net.ph>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 2:50 AM
Subject: Re: [APML] Please help with red splotch problem


> Remove the batteries!!!  The Exposure meter LED lights up during
> exposure!  I had this problem before.. 9)
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris
>
> At 06:49 PM 07/19/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >Would someone offer any ideas on what my problem might be , because I
> >don't know.
> >
> >Every "astrophoto" I've attempted to take with my Nikon FM10 has had a
> >peculiar red area in each exposure.
> >The size, shape, and area of the exposure this affects doesn't really
> >change.
> >
> >This red area appears using the cameras lens and mounted to the scope at
> >prime focus.
> >No matter what part of the sky I'm imaging its there.
> >My sky is not all that dark.  Visual magnitude limit is about 5.4-5.5
when
> >this photo was taken.
> >Normal daylight photos on the same roll of film do not seem to have a
problem.
> >I'm using Kodak Royal Gold 400 (problem has occurred on two different
> >rolls of film)
> >
> >I set the black/whiet point so you can see what I'm talking about.  This
> >is a 5 minute exposure.
>
><http://www.geocities.com/jascarden/film/red_sport.jpg>http://www.geocities
.com/jascarden/film/red_sport.jpg
> >
> >daylight photo taken on same roll of film.
>
><http://www.geocities.com/jascarden/film/dianthus.jpg>http://www.geocities.
com/jascarden/film/dianthus.jpg
> >
> >
> >All suggestions are welcome.
> >Thanks,
> >jason carden
>
> Christopher and Vicky Go
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