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

[Chris Schur <comets133@yahoo.com>]

Alan, those are really nice, I never realized how many
blue stars are in M35.

Chris
--- Alan Voetsch <alanv12952@yahoo.com> 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
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 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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