Re: [APML] Mars v2.01

["John C. Mirtle" <spampit@shaw.ca>]

Thanks Kevin,
    Of course it was planned that way...... :-) The spikes in the camera
viewfinder were not as pronounced as on the picture, and didn't extend all
that far. I couldn't really tell for certain if they would hit the Helix or
not. Guess I lucked out! Mars almost looks like an explosion from a Star
Trek movie. :-)

John Mirtle
Calgary, Ab. Canada

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Wigell" <kwemail@twcny.rr.com>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 2:07 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] Mars v2.01


I love that shot, John. It is way cool. Is it just coincidence that one of
the spikes just misses the Helix, or did you do that deliberately? In other
words, were you able to tell in advance that a spike would or would not
cover the nebula?

Mars is just a bit brighter than the Helix, eh?

Kevin Wigell
www.kwastronomy.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John C. Mirtle" <spampit@shaw.ca>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 15:41
Subject: [APML] Mars v2.01


> My last Mars/Helix shot was "complicated" by some rather severe Schmidt
> pincushions. This time a telephoto was used, and the shot is in colour!
> (yes, a shot from me not using tech pan) It's not all that often that we
get
> a planet and a large planetary in the same FOV, so I am happy that the
> slides from last week turned out. Shooting through forest fire smoke left
> some wicked gradients to remove, but I think it flattened out nicely.
> Comments always welcome!
>
> http://members.shaw.ca/jmirtle/mars2.htm
>
> John Mirtle
> Calgary, Ab. Canada


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