Re: [APML] Framing shots - was New North American Nebula

["aljordan@gwi.net" <aljordan@gwi.net>]

Hi Rob and all,

Not having a goto mount, nor digital setting circles, I find that framing
objects I can't see to be somewhat of a gamble.  I pull the camera off of
the scope and stick a 26mm eye-peice inside of a tube I rigged up to be
parfocal with the camera to frame shots.  The problem is that when I try to
match up the field of view with the little squiggly lines showing a nebula
on my sky charts, I don't always get it right. 

If any one has suggestions on better ways to frame shots I would like to
hear of them.

Thanks,
Alan

Original Message:
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From: Robert Gendler robgendler@worldnet.att.net
Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2002 10:42:08 -0400
To: astro-photo@seds.org
Subject: Re: [APML] New North American Nebula


Hi Alan,
I like the rich, deep color and the overall processing.
Its a very pleasing image. My only comment would be
the composition. The field would look more symmetric 
shifted slightly to the left. All in all a nice image.
Rob Gendler
Email: robgendler@att.net
Web site: http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Brent Jordan" <aljordan@gwi.net>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 5:11 PM
Subject: [APML] New North American Nebula


> Hello, 
> 
> While this one won't break any resolution records, I put up a new photo
> of the North American and Pelican nebulae that I took this past Thursday
> night.  The shot is a single 90 minute exposure on Kodak Supra 400 taken
> with a Takahashi FS-102 at F6.  This is the first nebula shot I have
> taken using a Hutech IDAS LPS filter.  I was happy to see that the
> Hutech filter helped reduce the aparent graininess of the 400 speed film
> quite a bit and allowed for a much denser image on the negative.  Curves
> were adjusted using photoshop.  
> 
> http://home.gwi.net/~aljordan/astro/naNeb.html
> 
> Comments and criticisms are welcome.
> 
> Alan
> 
> -- 
> Alan Jordan
> aljordan@gwi.net
> http://www.gwi.net/~aljordan/astro
> 
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