RE: [APML] Astrophoto results from desert southwest

["Jon Kolb" <jkolb@datawest.net>]

Hi Jeff,

> I have completed processing images from a recent trip to New 
> Mexico Skies and Sunglow Ranch, Arizona.  

<snip>

That's all really great shooting!   

> I have come to the conclusion that exposing the current picks 
> of slide film, E200 and Provia 400, beyond 1 hour with my 130 
> f8 scope was gaining me nothing.  

I've reached the same conclusion with the TMB at f/7.9.  Better to push
the film than to keep exposing.  It also minimizes the risk of aircraft,
field rotation, etc.

> I also imaged with a newly acquired 300mm Pentax f4 
> lens. My goal was to capture the Milky Way and the dust cloud areas.

Is this the EDIF version, or the older SMC version?
 
> I shot some Provia and E200 early on and we were fortunate to 
> have Rick Thurmond on site at New Mexico to develop our 
> slides the next day. Thanks to Rick for doing a wonderful 
> processing job.  I really liked the overall presentation of 
> the E200 more than the Provia and went to E200 exclusively 
> for the remainder of the trip.  I found one hour at f6 to be 
> a good exposure on the E200 at those dark sky sites.

That certainly look likes a winning exposure/lens combination to me.

Nice work!

Sincerely,
Jon Kolb
Adventures in Astrophotography
http://home.datawest.net/jkolb/
jkolb@datawest.net



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