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Re: [APML] Framing shots - was New North American Nebula
Hi Alan,
I also use a 26mm eyepiece for framing, looks like an old Rini of some kind
with huge eye relief. Only difference is I cut the barrel down till it was
parafocal while resting it on the film rails. By sliding it along the film
rails I get just about a complete view of the 35mm frame as a rectangle, not
a circle, and adjust the camera orientation to match how I want it to look
on film. To refine this, Guide 7 allows you to make a 35mm frame for your
particular focal lenght around your target. I orient it on the pc and print
it out.
9 times out of 10, when I get my pics, the stars are where I wanted them.
The 26mm eyepiece seems to be just about perfect magnification for matching
what I see through the back of the camera to what comes out on film.
FWIW, this method works good for me.
Hope this helps some.
Mike Leitch
galaxy@ncweb.com
Astrophotography website
www.ncweb.com/~galaxy/home/astropho.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: <aljordan@gwi.net>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: [APML] Framing shots - was New North American Nebula
> 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:
> -----------------
> 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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