Re: [APML] Suitable exposures for lunar, planetary, or deep sky objects; was: Tucson is Center of Gravity

["cherrio" <cherrio@shocking.com>]

Bert and all re; Polar alignment
The best article I have ever found for Polar Alignment By Dr. Clay Sherrod
is located here;
http://www.arksky.org/Kochab.htm He names it KOCHABS CLOCK. Take a look Bert
and all for a better way.
Ray Rochelle

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bert Katzung" <katzung1@attbi.com>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] Suitable exposures for lunar, planetary, or deep sky
objects; was: Tucson is Center of Gravity


> Hi Tommy:
> I see you got good advice from Matt about polar alignment, but I haven't
> seen any response to your question about exposure times. Best place to go
is
> Michael Covington's book, but if you don't have that, I have some
personally
> collected data in my article at
>
http://www.astronomy-images.com/Articles/Astrophotography_for_beginners.htm
> Check Table 10-2 down near the bottom of the article. It gives sample
> exposures for films of iso 1000 and iso 200 for a variety of bright and
dim
> objects. I think that Jerry's website also has a lot of exposure
> suggestions, but I don't have the specific page handy here. Look around at
> http://www.astropix.com/INDEX.HTM
>
> Bert
>
> Bert Katzung
> katzung1@attbi.com
> www.astronomy-images.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tommy Lim" <Tommy.Lim@omd.com.my>
> To: <gshaw47@msn.com>; <astro-photo@seds.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 12:08 AM
> Subject: RE: [APML] Tucson is Center of Gravity
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Can i ask you all expert outhere for a help....?
> >
> > i just need some advice on exposure time for all the brightest objects?
> How
> > about if i use Kodak Gold 200 or Kodak Max 400 to take lunar and
planetary
> > photo or Deep sky object, is it possible?
> >
> > Because Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia only located on 3 degress fro
> Equator.....so,we
> > cannot see Polaris the whole year!
> > So, the question is how am i gonna to set the truth north for my
> equatorial
> > mount?
> >
> > thanks......
> >
> > Tommy
>
>
>
>
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