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Re: [APML] Three September Images Posted



All are very nice Jon, they make me want to get out the film again.  ;-)

Dean Jacobsen
www.astrophoto.net

At 07:58 AM 10/12/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>A wonderfully dry, crisp, and clear September provided some much-needed
>dark sky time this year.  Here's the first three images.  All were taken
>with the TMB 152 at f/7.9, and all were cropped either to cut out a
>little vignetting or for composition on the smaller targets.
>
>First up is the bubble nebula region.  90 minutes on E200, no push.
>There's a touch of film creep in here, since I forgot to start the
>vacuum pump.
>http://home.datawest.net/jkolb/m52_region.htm
>
>Inspired by Chris Cook's recent image, I decided to try the "E" nebula
>in Aquila.  60 minutes on E200, supposedly pushed one stop, but I don't
>think the lab actually pushed the film after looking at the nebula shots
>on the same roll.  It worked for this shot, though.  Although cropped
>somewhat for composition, this shot has over 105,000 stars according to
>Registar.
>http://home.datawest.net/jkolb/e_nebula_tmb152.htm
>
>I had an hour of darkness left one night and a roll of film I wasn't
>going to push, so I tried the Double Cluster.  This shot reminds me of
>how the subject looks in 16x70 binoculars.
>http://home.datawest.net/jkolb/double_cluster_tmb152.htm
>
>Comments, criticism, inveterate tinkering, and questions welcome.
>
>Sincerely,
>Jon Kolb
>Adventures in Astrophotography
>http://home.datawest.net/jkolb/
>jkolb@datawest.net
>
>
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