Re: [APML] TSP anf First Astrophotos

["Andy Wallace" <andywallace@home.com>]

Fred-

Great first efforts!--or any efforts :-)   I particularly enjoyed the Leo
Trio.

Andy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Lusen" <res02qir@gte.net>
To: "APML" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2000 2:07 PM
Subject: [APML] TSP anf First Astrophotos


> To all for your comments, criticisms and suggestions.
>
> These are my first astrophotographs.  They were taken at TSP this year.
> Since I do not have a web site I had no way of presenting them to the
list.
> Jason Lewis was considerate enough to place them on his web site.
>
> I have been a member of SIGAP chaired by Jason Ware almost since its
> inception and have been talking about photography forever.  Not having
> adequate equipment to do it was not much of an excuse.  But I have been
> upgrading this past year and now have it.  So the photographs ensued.  I
> would very much like to thank members of the group especially Jason (both
> Ware and Lewis), Kent Kirkley, Mark Ward, Bruce Barton and Frank Calogero
> for their help, support, and encouragement.
>
> All the photos were shot on unhypered PJ400 and manually guided.  the main
> scope is a Vixen 102mm ED, the guide scope (when used) is a Televue
Ranger.
> The piggy back shots were taken with a Nikon F2 and a 200mm/f4 stopped
down
> to f5.6.  The F2 body was used at prime focus.  Guiding eyepieces were a
> Meade 9mm and 12mm with a Rigel systems pulsguide.  Later in the week at
TSP
> I managed to purchase a Vixen illuminated guiding adapter which I used for
> the prime focus shots along with a 20mm plossl eyepiece.  The mount is a
> MI-250 obtained just before TSP so I was going through that learning curve
> also.
>
> Here are the photos in sequence:
>
>     M8 and M20  piggy back.  Duration 15 minutes
> http://www.nomoon.org/f-lusen/M8b-0.25.jpg
>     Omega Centauri piggy back. Duration 15 minutes
> http://www.nomoon.org/f-lusen/omega1-0.15.jpg
>     The Leo Trio prime focus.  Duration 20 minutes
> http://www.nomoon.org/f-lusen/leo-trio.jpg
>     M51 prime focus.  Duration 30 minutes
> http://www.nomoon.org/f-lusen/m51a.jpg
>
> The bug has bit.  I am working on a web site and hopefully (once the rains
> stop here) will get on with the learning curve.
>
> Regards,
>
> Fred Lusen fl.lusen@gte.net
>
>
>
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