[APML] Re: AP from a cruise ship?

[dave.dockery@zianet.com]

Sorry, I meant to say "or use", to attempt it at sea.  I guess I'm dreaming 
anyway.  There will probably be way too much light and motion.
D^2 


dave.dockery@zianet.com writes: 

> 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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