RE: [APML] My first picture

["Eric Z. Beard" <ericzbeard@yahoo.com>]

Here's a link to a snapshot of my mount.  Note the hideous swivelling 
monstrosity - I just got my Bogen ball joint adapter yesterday, but I 
haven't mounted it yet since the female thread in the bottom is 3/8", I 
was expecting 1/4". The sighting scope came from an old Tasco refractor.

For that shot I did sight in on Polaris - I'm crossing my fingers for my 
next batch, since I shot them from my deck where I can't quite see the 
star.  To see Polaris I have to go way out in my back yard where the 
trees obscure the rest of the sky.  I plan to get out to a real 
observing site as soon as I can with the ball joint mounted.

http://members.aol.com/IC4703/barndoor.html

By the way, that shot was with Kodak 800 Versatility, which some people 
have asked about here.  Very grainy but good for a beginner like me.

EZB
http://members.aol.com/IC4703

Scott Hammonds wrote:

 > Eric,
 > Very nicely done! Your alignment seems to be very good. I agree with
 > Frank, processing is easily half the battle.
 >
 > Are you using a single or double arm barn door tracker? Did you
 > "eyeball" the alignment or use a scope of some type?
 >
 > Looking forward to more!
 >
 > Scott Hammonds
 >
 >
 >
 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: astro-photo-bounces@seds.org [mailto:astro-photo-bounces@seds.org]
 > On Behalf Of Eric Beard
 > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 11:38 PM
 > To: astro-photo@seds.org
 > Subject: [APML] My first picture
 >
 > Hello All,
 >
 > This is my first post, so go easy on me!  My equipment
 > so far consists of an OM-1 and a homemade barn door
 > mount; it's not much but it's a start.  I was thrilled
 > to see my first batch of film come back with a shot
 > that had round stars!  So here it is, it will bore you
 > to tears, but I'm very happy with it.
 >
 > http://members.aol.com/ic4703/arcturus_barndoor.html
 >
 > EZB
 > http://members.aol.com/IC4703
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