Re: [APML] May Lunar eclipse camera?

[astropix@att.net]

 George...

     John may be ahead of us all... but don't sell yourself cheap. You have had 
your successes through the years... I have to learn my cheapskate ways from 
*someone* !!! Don't give up on that thrid child either... you never know...

 Geoff   :O)

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> Geoff
> Please don't put John in the same class as me (and I mean this most
> respectfully) you are really lowering his stature.
> I am a cheapskate bodge type boffin who is plagued with horrible
> weather, John is an excellent astrophotographer with equipment I would
> sell my third child (we are stopping at two) to own who is plagued with
> auroral glow for two years out of every eleven.
> 
> George Anderson
> Montreal Canada
> 
> Clear skies and good health
> 
> astropix@att.net wrote:
> > 
> >  Great post, George...
> > 
> >      I was hoping you and/or John Mirtle would add your expertise to this
> > thread. No amount of digital processing will take the place of a proper
> > exposure on film. Many here could add this... but you guys are just the best 
> !!!
> > 
> >  Keep It Coming...
> > 
> >  Geoff Powers   :O)
> > 
> > --
> > http://home.att.net/~astropix/
> > 
> > > Scott
> > >
> > > You may want to have a try at building a homemade shutter that will go
> > > in front of the lens if the individual exposure times are 1 second or
> > > more.
> > > Crappy ascii artwork as follows.
> > >
> > >
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> > >            |||    |   |      |
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> > >             |   ^
> > >                 ||
> > >
> > > The idea is that the second shutter is not in physical contact wih the
> > > camera. The camera lens slides in the back of a tube that contains the
> > > shutter but has a little clearance all around. You will need two tripods
> > > one for the sutter and one for the camera. The shutter itself is a black
> > > slide with a hole in it that will not vignette the lens and the slide
> > > should also be long enough to allow the shutter to be double acting.
> > > ie:hole in the center and enough top and bottom to allow blackout. That
> > 
> > > way you push the shutter down for one exposure and pull up for the next.
> > > And so on.

> > > I am sure that this is clear as mud so contact me off list if you
> > > areinterested in a better explanation.
> > >
> > > George Anderson
> > > Montreal Canada
> > >
> > > Clear skies and good health
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Scott Hammonds wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Continuing the discussion Jeff started but down a slightly different
> > > > path I would like to try capturing the eclipse sequence on one frame. My
> > > > problem is my current cameras don’t offer the ability to shoot the same
> > > > frame multiple times. I know there are cameras out there that do, my
> > > > question is what are your recommendations? Please include your lens
> > > > preferences as well.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Scott Hammonds
> > > >
> > > >
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