Re: [APML] First photos with AP 130 EDT

[Bert Katzung <katzung@pacbell.net>]

Hi Jeff:
Great shots with your AP130! I particularly like the M101. I'm also in the
process of trying to use my new 130 to its maximum potential but have not
tried 6x7 format yet. Do you find significant vignetting and if so, are you
cropping it off or correcting in PhotoShop?
Bert

Bert Katzung
San Rafael, CA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Ball" <jeffball@netacs.net>
To: "APML" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Saturday, 17 June, 2000 6:04 PM
Subject: [APML] First photos with AP 130 EDT


> Hey APML,
> Well, I have finally tweaked enough on the images and built up enough
nerve
> to post the results - the first photos taken with my AP 130 EDT on a
600QMD
> mount.  I desperately want to take the best images possible with this
> setup.  I can't believe how much fun it has been to use.  I sold my LX200
> in January - right before the price decrease on the models:-)  I also
> received my AP 130 EDT on January 3 (right before the price increase -
> living right I guess), but did not have the mount fully functional until
> the April new Moon period.  I still cannot believe I am working on
refining
> polar alignment after one and a half years of prime focus photography.
> June new Moon was a total miss here in the Ohio Valley.
>
> The images are of M101 - a 4 x 60 minute stack on PPF 120 scanned by Russ
> Dickman.  Russ also helped tremendously on the processing, although the
> final image is my own processing (stacking in PW and enhancements with
> PhotoShop 5.0
>
> http://webpages.marshall.edu/~ball3/m101.htm
>
> M81-82 is a 5 x 60 stack - one negative was hypered - PPF 120.  Again,
> scanned by Russ and stacked with PW and enhanced with Photoshop.
>
> http://webpages.marshall.edu/~ball3/m81_82.htm
>
> Praying for some decent mid-summer weather here in the usual
hot=hazy=humid
> Ohio Valley during July new Moon.  Thanks for any comments.  I truly enjoy
> learning this great hobby.
> Clear skies,
> Jeff Ball
> Ohio Valley Astronomical Society
> http://webpages.marshall.edu/~ball3/ovas.html
>
>
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