Re: [APML] 17 Exposure Stack of the Bubble

[Alan Voetsch <critter12952@yahoo.com>]

Hi Frank,

Excellent work. I don't ever recall seeing this many
stacked images. I just finished shooting the Bubble,
the film will go in next week (Supra 400). Only got 3
or 4 shots at between 1 and 3 hours each. I'd be
interested to see what a single 30 minute image looks
like. Any chance you could post one?

Yeah, you can get a decent CCD camera for a few K, but
then you have to add a computer, focusing and
acquisition software, an upgraded focuser, etc...
Just the fear factor alone of getting all that stuff
working together will keep me exploring the frontiers
of film a while longer. :-)

Keep up the good work,
Alan 

> > > > Well, call me crazy, but in the effort of
> avoiding the $8000 to $10000
> > tab
> > > > that a good CCD camera and all the trimming
> would cost, I have been
> > > working
> > > > with using good old film from my light
> polluted (4.2 mag) suburban
> back
> > > > yard. The result of my efforts so far is this
> 17 x 30 minute stack of
> > > > NGC7635 on un-hypered Kodak Royal Gold 400 (6
> images) and Supra 400
> (11
> > > > images). Of course Picture Window Pro, SBGNR,
> and esp RegiStar made
> this
> > > > crazy idea possible. I would like to double
> the number of exposures
> but
> > > that
> > > > might have to wait till next year. :-)



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