[APML] Re: AP from a cruise ship?

[dave.dockery@zianet.com]

Hi Walter,
Yes, I thought about that and was planning to try it while docked and use a 
small refractor to piggyback the 35mm and guide the exposure.
Thanks,
Dave 


Walter Willis writes: 

> There will be too much motion on the ship for a long exposure, even big 
> cruise ships will have some motion..   
> 
> Walter 
> 
> dave.dockery@zianet.com wrote: 
> 
>> I'm leaving on my first cruise in a week, headed for Cosumel/Cancun and I 
>> was wondering if it would be worth lugging some gear to try and do a 
>> little wide field AP.  I'll have to be back on board by midnight while in 
>> Mexico so I can't really do much off the ship.  Does anyone know if 
>> there's typically a darkened deck somewhere on a cruise ship where you 
>> might be able to open a shutter for 10 - 20 minutes?
>> I hate to get that far south and not take advantage of it but I also 
>> don't want to drag around stuff I can't use.
>> Thanks,
>> Dave
>> Dave Dockery
>> Las Cruces, NM
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