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Re: [APML] Cygnus mosaic (was Fish on the Platter)
Loke
Have you ever heard of anyone doing simultaneous tricolor images? Is it
possible? Someway?
Just a thought?!
With the great minds we have available someone should be able to come up
with a way to do multiple pick offs into separate CCD through filters from
the same source.
Crazy?? Impossible!! Some challenge!!]
Ray Rochelle
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From: <tan@home.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] Cygnus mosaic (was Fish on the Platter)
> Robert,
>
> Yes, that would not qualify as fun in any way not even in retirement.
I
> think the best way is to use a large format 4x5 (or better an 8x10) camera
> with say a 150mm APO lens and hypered Tech Pan with tricolor filters as
well
> as a minus violet filter. It will not have the same resolution but ought
to be
> sufficient especially if one wants to view the big picture. Just my
thoughts.
>
> Loke
>
>
> Robert Reeves wrote:
>
> > > Herm,
> > >
> > > Yes, I have taken quite a few shots of the Cygnus nebulosity but
> > currently
> > > have no plans for a mosaic. It would take a really huge amount of
work,
> > and very
> > > painful work at that <g>
> > >
> > > Loke
> >
> > Years ago I did use an 8-inch Schmidt to do a black and white Cynus
mosaic
> > on hypered Tech Pan. It took 40 separate shots at 40 minutes each. I
can
> > imagine the hell you would have tri-coloring 120 separate images into
> > something similar in color. A retirement project perhaps? <G>
> > The mosaic I did is lurking on my web site at
> > http://www.robertreeves.com/cygmos.htm The image is a snapshot of the
> > assembeled mosaic under glass, so it is not very high resolution and the
> > contrast is lousy. But it gives you an idea of all the stuff up in the
> > Cygnus region.
> >
> > Robert Reeves reeves10@swbell.net
> > 520 Rittiman Rd. www.robertreeves.com
> > San Antonio, Texas 78209 210-828-9036
> > USA 29.484 98.440 200 meters
> >
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