Re: [APML] Lunar Eclipse

["Chris Cook" <ccjd@ix.netcom.com>]

Great shots for your first attempt at prime focus imaging!

Chris

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Chris Cook
Astronomical & Nightscape Photography
www.abmedia.com/astro

-----Original Message-----
From: George Anderson <georgea@cam.org>
To: APML <astro-photo@seds.org>
Date: Friday, May 16, 2003 3:39 PM
Subject: [APML] Lunar Eclipse


>We had clear skies outside Montreal for the first half of the eclipse
>and I decided to try my hand at prime focus work for the first time.
>Here are the results
>http://www.angelfire.com/space/lunatic/lunar_eclipse.htm .
>Lessons learned, set the drive controller to lunar instead of sidereal
>(duh), additional damping of some sort is needed for the seconday, and a
>brighter focusing screen is needed.
>
>George Anderson
>Montreal Canada
>
>Clear skies and good health
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