Re: [APML] California Comet Adventure - First NEAT image

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

Thanks for the comments everyone!  It is greatly appreciated.  Please see
below for individual responses.

Steve - No, we didn't try the black light on a rattlesnake...next time....
:-)  We saw sidewinder tracks in the sand but no snakes.  As a side note, a
few months before, Jim was out in the same area with Vince Bert (buddy in my
trip report page) and a sidewinder had actually crawled up inside the 20"
f/5 rocker box to settle down for a early spring nap... <g>

Jeff - I figured I'd be screwed in New England if I stayed.  Those air miles
can come in handy.

Augie - Those darn trailed stars will get ya everytime..... I wish SBIG
would design a guider that actually worked.... ;-)

Bobby & Stuart - I haven't tried the "minimum" filter but I'll try at see
what I get.  Thanks for the idea!

John - In the 14 days since I've been home from the trip, I've had one clear
night that could be considered photographic.  Spotted the comet in binos.  I
agree that it was a risk to go for such a short time frame but May in the CA
desert is probably the best time to get clear skies......although they say
that about AZ too but I got dumped on by monsoonal t-storms/rain at Sunglow
Ranch for over 24 hrs straight in the middle of May....gotta love mother
nature.   Dec-March you can get clouds from Pacific storms moving in from
the coast and the summer is brutally hot and sometimes the eastern CA
deserts get the monsoonal overflow from AZ.  Sept-Nov are excellent months
too.
BTW, you'll have to talk to Jim privately about the leg........ <vbg>

Chris

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



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Boudreau" <jeboud@comcast.net>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] California Comet Adventure - First NEAT image


Excellent comet shot and trip report Chris !!!

I like Jim's deep shot of Scorpius in the UV too <g>.

Looking forward to your other results...


John Boudreau
http://home.comcast.net/~jeboud/astro.htm

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Cook" <ccjd@ix.netcom.com>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 4:34 PM
Subject: [APML] California Comet Adventure - First NEAT image


> Hi all -
>
> >From May 11-14th, I flew out to CA to image comet NEAT.  I knew my
chances
> here in New England we about zero to none to get some decent shots on
film.
> During my visit I stayed with my good friend Jim Janusz in Palm Desert.
> >From his home, it was only about a hour drive east to some black mag 7.0
> desert skies.  I also met up with friend and fellow AZ imager Richard
Payne.
>
> Over the three nights of imaging, all nights were successful in imaging
the
> comet.  Here's my first shot that I processed.  Taken on P400F +1 through
> Jim's A-P Traveler refractor FR'd to f/4.5.
>
> http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/neat-051204.html
>
>
> I've also spent the last week or so putting a trip report together on my
> experiences along with some shots of the site and friends.
>
> Report:
> http://www.abmedia.com/astro/articles/ca-comet-adv.html
>
> There are many more comet and deep-sky shots to come over the next several
> days/week as I get them processed.
> Comments always welcomed!
> Enjoy the view.
>
> Chris
>
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