Re: [APML] Some Summer Shots :-)

With ISO 400 film using a 50 mm Minolta lens at f1.8 I got deeper saturation of color at 5 minutes, but not enough red around some of the nebulas. You are going about 3 f-stops higher than mine, so you should probably have gone at least 20 minutes per shot for better color saturation. So, if possible use a wider open f-stop or expose longer.

However, if light pollution is a problem, which it looks like it may be from your 28mm shot, then longer exposures will wipe out anything.

Now I know where I can post my images since I do not have a website yet. Check this one for a shot with Sagitarius and north in it.

http://www.astromart.com/messages.asp?message_id=111755

Walter Willis
Life without chocolate is too terrible to contemplate

----- Original Message -----

From: Keith Geary

To: astro-photo@seds.org

Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 12:47 PM

Subject: [APML] Some Summer Shots :-)

Hello all, since I don't even have my own website yet (this is nearly as bad as snail-mail :-) ) I've posted some of my widefield astro shots taken recently of the Summer Milkyway on the Astromart site. All piggybacked on my 8" SCT. They can be found here....

http://www.astromart.com/messages.asp?message_id=111744&page=

http://www.astromart.com/messages.asp?message_id=111742&page=

http://www.astromart.com/messages.asp?message_id=111738&page=

Please feel free to comment on these shots, i can only get better (but not as good as you guys yet!!!!!!!)

Much appreciated, Keith.....

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