Re: [APML] Web site now has ISS astrophotography

["Chris Cook" <ccjd@ix.netcom.com>]

Hi Robert -

I do not know how long his exposures using the barn door mount are.  I
wasn't even aware that he had finished it.  But theoreticaly, they could be
up to a half hour if he desired and could survive the tedium of bumping that
Makita drill that long.  But on another note, I have asked him about the
fate of the film he took up for astrophotography (Fuji 800) and he has not
replied.  The implication to me is that the film is lost now that the crew
is returning by Soyuz instead of Shuttle.  There just isn't that much return
cargo room.  Plus the extended  mission has probably ruined the film because
of radiation.

That is too bad.  What a total bummer!  Does he have lead lined bags for the
film or are these kind of things not carried up because of weight?


The images you have seen were 60 second digital shots using a Nikon D1 with
a 50 mm f/1.4, a 58 mm f/1.2, and a 105 mm.  The camera has been clamped
down at the window and uses the station itself as a stable platform.  Most
of the time there is some slight trailing, but other times the image is like
a rock.

The ISS is some mount, even better than a Paramount ME..... :-)

Chris

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Chris Cook
Astronomical & Nightscape Photography
www.abmedia.com/astro



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