Re: [APML] NGFC4088

Tony, speaking of walking steaks, there have been bear tracks around the base of my new observatory in Happy Jack. Yikes. Anyway, like you, I am ping ponging back and forth between film and CCD, and love both my schmidt camera and prime CCD.

Chris
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----- Original Message -----

From: Tony Hallas

To: Discussion of Film Astrophotography

Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 4:14 PM

Subject: Re: [APML] NGFC4088

Chris,

     Now hear this, now hear this... after trying film again for small objects, it became INSTANTLY obvious that a CCD kicks films butt... it's not even close! When I compared a film shot of M101 with the ones I did with the ST-10 I wondered if it was even the same telescope that took the pictures!

     I did sell the ST-10 to my close friend Bill Williams who wanted to image with it, but I use it in the summer and early Fall when he can't because of the oppressive heat and humidity of southern FLA ... in about half a year I am teaming up with my friend Bob Fera to build an observatory on his ridge where the seeing is better than at mine... it will be my scope with his 1200 GOTO and his ST-10... but the bottom line is that for small objects, a CCD is far superior to film both in sensitivity and resolution... sorry, but them's the facts. If I could not team up with a friend, I would buy another one ...

    And having company is great... there have been confirmed mountain lion sightings behind my house lately... I feel like a giant steak walking from the house to the observatory... major flashlight and gun environment...

     Tony

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