Re: [APML] Satellite avoidance in photos

[Jerry Lodriguss <jml@astropix.com>]

Hi Roland,

Just hat trick it during the passes. You don't even have to close the shutter.

Check the Heavens-Above page for possibly more up to date info than Starry 
Night.

Jerry


At 05:39 PM 6/11/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>I'm trying to plan for some photos this weekend.  Somehow, I've
>managed to never have a satellite show up on one of my shots.
>However, I'm using Starry Night Pro and finding several bright
>satellites that will pass through Hercules between 11:00 PM and
>midnight.  How faint can one of these be before I stop worrying about
>it?
>
>Obviously, how fast it moves will also be a factor.  I plan on
>shooting with Elite Chrome 200 and Provia 400.  Maybe with hypered TP,
>probably at f/4 (50mm lens, I'm shooting constellation "portraits").
>
>I've got one mag 5, one mag 0.2, and one mag 0.8 that pass through the
>constellation.  I'm guessing the mag 5 one may not show up but the
>other two I will definitely have to avoid.
>
>roland
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