Re: [APML] The Orion Region - and the Teapot and the Cat's Paw

["Bradley" <bhope@thorngarden.net>]

Gosh...now I'm getting jealous. Back into a cloudy cycle here and don't know
when I'll get some sky again. All three are really nice. It's great to see a
bunch of film (and good images to boot) coming in again regularly.

Clear, dark and steady skies

Bradley

Thorn Garden Observatory
http://astronomy.thorngarden.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas W. Earle" <twade@bmi.net>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 2:37 PM
Subject: [APML] The Orion Region


> Here's the Orion Region shot.  Please, let me know if you find any
> problems with the digital processing.  This shot was taken 2/9/2005.
> The transparency was very good.  It was a "test" shot after I
> completed all my Comet Machholz images.  The wind was blowing like
> crazy.  Since I didn't have perfect polar alignment, there is some
> very slight rotation in the corners.  It just amazes me how Tony
> Hallas can bring out so much detail from a slide.  I can't wait
> until next year to take an E200 and 400F combination.  I have such a
> dark sky I probably could have gone 45 minutes or longer with this
> shot.  I have included three resolutions:
>
> Low resolution:
>
> http://www.northwest-landscapes.com/html/deepsky/orion_region1.html
>
> Medium resolution:
>
> http://www.northwest-landscapes.com/html/deepsky/orion_region2.html
>
> High resolution:
>
> http://www.northwest-landscapes.com/html/deepsky/orion_region3.html
>
> This was truly a surprise shot.  I didn't realize by looking at the
> shot, I had captured so much nebulosity.  Granted, it can't compete
> against a CCD, but it still turned our surprising well.
>
> I hope you enjoy,
>
> Wade

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