Re: [APML] NGC 7000 / Gamma Cygni --- from Brooklyn!

["Robert Gendler" <robgendler@worldnet.att.net>]

Roland,
I'm very impressed that you did so well from my birthplace (Flatbush).
You've captured some deep stuff despite horrendous light pollution. 
The red filter works well in that envionment. Red and h-alpha filtered
images are essentially immune to skyglow.
Rob Gendler
Email: robgendler@att.net
Web site: http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/
> >
> >Well, I haven't solve my Tech Pan problems yet and I haven't had a
> >chance to get out after my last attempt.  But I finally scanned the
> >*other* roll of film I took that night.  It was E200 and I developed
> >it myself using one of those home E6 kits.  The end result is here
> >
> >        http://www.astrofoto.org/gallery/ngc/ngc7000.html
> >
> >My focus was off since I hadn't done a focus test yet; this was
> >supposed to be general exposure test.  I have an exposure test done
> >now, so I'm ready to go try again....
> >
> >Oh, and I also learned to NEVER use one of those film squeegees.  I
> >did on this and it has lines done the length of the film.  And what's
> >worse, I've been doing this on my B&W shots and kept thinking
> >something was going bad with my scanner.  Then I scanned some other
> >film today that came out of a local shop---no lines!  I'm a bit slow
> >sometimes....
> >
> >roland


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