Re: [APML] Mercury and the Moon (A Distant Storm)

["Eddie Guscott" <eddie.guscott@blueyonder.co.uk>]

Roland

Had my film developed and got one pic from about 20 that didn't have too
many storm clouds covering everything.

Managed to show Mercury, 3 day old Moon, Venus, Mars and Aldebaran. Saturn
wouldn't fit into the frame unfortunately, but I think it was covered by
cloud anyway.

http://www.astropics.co.uk/conjunction2004.htm

OM1/Zuiko 28mm lens at F4. Approx 16 seconds on E200.

We got soaked by the clouds that you can see going overhead.

Eddie Guscott


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roland Roberts" <roland@astrofoto.org>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 5:04 AM
Subject: Re: [APML] Mercury and the Moon


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> >>>>> "Eddie" == Eddie Guscott <eddie.guscott@blueyonder.co.uk> writes:
>
>     Eddie> Very nice picture. I really love these widefield
>     Eddie> conjunction shots.
>
> Thanks, I've developed a love for them in part because of how excited
> my 5-year gets about them :-) I'm reprinting this one to give out to
> his kindergarten class which has just finished a section on the
> planets.
>
>     Eddie> My observing partner, Peter Carson and myself, braved 2 wet
>     Eddie> twilights (23rd and 24th) to try to get some wide angle
>     Eddie> shots of Mercury, crescent Moon, Venus, Mars &
>     Eddie> Saturn. Won't know how successful till film developed.
>
> Post here when you have them!  I have some others taken with a 24mm
> and a diagonal fish-eye trying to get the whole field in.  The
> diagonal fish eye has only been used for daytime shots and star
> trails, so I hadn't realized how bad the distortions where until I got
> my film back.  Similarly for the 24mm.  I have to see if any of those
> are useful :-(
>
>     Eddie> We didn't hang about long though, for the church on the
>     Eddie> hill we were stood in front of, is claimed to be inhabited
>     Eddie> by at least 6 witches
>
> Heh, heh.  I was in a New York City park after dark.
>
> roland
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