[APML] Inconceivable! Another Comet Machholz Image - 2/8/2005

["Thomas W. Earle" <twade@bmi.net>]

I hope you all aren't getting tired of Comet Machholz yet.  Yes, I
had a fantastic two weeks photographing this comet.  Unfortunately,
the clearest night, 2/10/2005, I didn't make it out because I was
too tired to drive the 80 miles to my dark site (i.e. I didn't want
to crash and burn on the drive back).  I took this one under very
good skies (i.e. great transparency) with Provia 400F, pushed
1-stop.  It is a 15 minute exposure at F/2.8, wide open.  On the
original, I was able to trace the tail out to 7 degrees.  Please,
let me know if there are any color casts.  I know this is personal
preference; however, I would like to get some input as to rather or
not I'm making the backgrounds too dark in my images.

http://www.northwest-landscapes.com/html/comets/comet_machholz5.html

Enjoy,

Wade


_______________________________________________
Astro-Photo mailing list
Astro-Photo@seds.org
http://seds.org/mailman/listinfo/astro-photo