[APML] New shots: M35 (SHQ200) and M37 (Provia 400F)

[Alan Voetsch <alanv12952@yahoo.com>]

Hey all,

Sky conditions this last month pretty much ruled out long exposure deep
sky shots, so I threw a couple open cluster shots into the mix. Between
high humidity, smoke and passing clouds I was lucky to get anything. In
fact, I've always considered March a 'lost' month, along with April,
February, and the last half of November and the first half on December.
These are cloudy, damp, and gloomy periods here in the Northwest. May
sometimes allows imaging, and there are periods in Dec and Jan when
conditions are super, *IF* the clouds roll away.

I spent all morning scanning and slightly processing the shots and my
hands are cramping and I'm grumpy. M35, along with NGC 2158 is a single
110 minute shot on Fuji SHQ200. Other info is below the shot:

http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch12952/image/41125802

M37 is a combine of 90 and 100 minute shots on Fuji Provia 400F.
Wei-Hao Wang was kind enough to send me some extra rolls earlier this
month, and it seems to provide vibrant star colors, at least compared
to M35. Again, image info is below the shot:

http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch12952/image/41125830

I did manage to slip some longer exposures in around all the lousy
conditions. I'll need a few days to see what can be done with them.

Thanks,
Alan




SCT Astrophotography: http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch/astrophotography
FS-102 G-11/Gemini: http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch12952/tak_fs102
& http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch12952/fs102
& http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch12952/takpf

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