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Re: [APML] New shots: M35 (SHQ200) and M37 (Provia 400F)
Wonderful images Alan. It looks like you did a good job of preserving
star colors. The only thing I would change is that the sky background
looks a little too dark for me.
John Laborde
Alan Voetsch wrote:
>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
>
>
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