Re: [APML] Mr.Zangs comment

["Don Spencer" <ecdon@cox.net>]

Taras,
           That must have been a effort to get the camera positioned right,
but some of the galaxy is still clipped at the upper left (so it looks to
me). But you just proved the point again. Even going up 2", you are not
going to get the shot he claimed he did.
Thanks,
Don Spencer
----- Original Message -----
From: "Taras R. Hnatyshyn" <tarashnat@earthlink.net>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 5:03 AM
Subject: Re: [APML] Mr.Zangs comment


> Here is the link to my first attempt at a long guided SCT image of M31
> with
> my SCT (8" f/6.3) with an f/6.3 reducer. Yes I know, I did not get the
> polar
> alignment right. And I haven't PSed the vignetting out. But it is
> possible to
> fit it in with an SCT.
>
> http://homepage.mac.com/tarashnat/astrophoto/0028-09.html
>
> Taras
>
> On Monday, May 19, 2003, at 11:14  PM, Don Spencer wrote:
>
> > Mr. Zang.....hmmm. Has anyone  in our group shot M31 through an SCT?
> > I've
> > looked at it through my 12" and a 31 Nagler and it still didn't fit
> > into the
> > FOV. Can anyone here caculate the exact FOV on 35mm and medium format
> > films,
> > using an 8" LX200 at f/10 and F/6.3? I would really love to respond to
> > him,
> > but I want to get my "sceintific" facts down first. I already proved
> > it out
> > visually.
> > Don Spencer
> >
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