RE: [APML] FS-102 (820mm) and 35mm,prime focus target suggestions anybody?

["Chris Schur" <cschur@therim.com>]

Alan, first of all, maybe you shouldn't be shooting from the shopping mall
parking lot? ;)

The Milkyway has some gorgeous dark nebula in the vicinity of rho ophiuchi
you should investigate.

Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: astro-photo-bounces@seds.org
[mailto:astro-photo-bounces@seds.org]On Behalf Of Alan Voetsch
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 2:53 PM
To: APML
Subject: [APML] FS-102 (820mm) and 35mm,prime focus target suggestions
anybody?


Hey all,

My first roll of serious shots with the 102 and G-11/Gemini was a
resounding success. Despite the headlights, bonfires, camera flashes,
green lasers, and the damn gopher that ate through the ST-4 wire. Only
one shot showed noticeable trailing.

The Gemini's Polar axis correction routine, after a quick one star
alignment (Polaris) through the PAS, yielded perfect stars and allows
me to bypass drift alignment. I shot up to 135 minutes and not a
problem to be found. AND, it only takes a minute, literally. Yay! Setup
was completed and the above mentioned steps done in time to allow
public campers time to look through the scope, and still allow me to
locate a guidestar, frame the object, and start an exposure when it was
dark enough to do so.

What I want here though is some target suggestions from those of you
who have worked with this focal length for awhile. Seems like M31, and
the NA Nebula are a bit big, but I will try the reducer. Most other
galaxies are too small, though M33 should be a good fit. M57 was just a
bloated star. M8 and M20 fit nicely, so I suspect a deep exposure of M8
would be a nice subject. OK, you guys , any ideas?

Thanks,
Alan



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