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Re: [APML] New Film Images Posted

Nice images Jon,

I especially like the IC1805 shot. Certainly more than "half-way 
decent". More like full-way decent.

John Laborde

Jon Kolb wrote:

>It's been awhile since I've posted anything new.  Here's a couple from my
>last adventure to the San Mateo Mountains in the Cibolla National Forest of
>New Mexico, 30 miles just about due south of the VLA near Socorro.  These
>were taken almost three months ago in December, and unfortunately I haven't
>been able to get out since then.  Let's hope the next couple of months go
>better.  It's been some time since I did any processing, and I don't know
>how the color balance might look to you, so feel free to comment, tinker,
>etc.
>
>First up is a grouping of Barnard objects in Cepheus, NE of IC1396.  I
>noticed this area on a wide-field shot and thought I try to home in on some
>this stuff with a longer focal length instrument.  This is a 70 minute
>single frame on E200, pushed one stop, using the Pentax 67 and TMB152 at
>f/7.9.  There's faint emission nebulosity all over this part of the sky.
>http://home.datawest.net/jkolb/barnard169-170_TMB152.htm
>
>Finally I got a half-way decent image of IC1805.  Same gear and exposure.
>I've always had trouble framing this shot, and this attempt is my best to
>date.  There is very little cropping on this one, since the composition
>fills almost the entire frame.
>http://home.datawest.net/jkolb/ic1805_TMB152.htm
>
>A new widefield is in the works, and maybe, finally, a new M42 composite.
>Comments and suggestions are always welcome.
>
>Jon Kolb
>Adventures in Astrophotography
>http://home.datawest.net
>jkolb@datawest.net
>Life Member, International Dark Sky Association
>
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