Re: [APML]: Constellation photography

[charles@jon.cjfny.org]

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A friend of mine once joked that if I wanted to get fuzzy star images,
just stick a panty hose like material in front of the lens. I never
tried it, but I suppose one can vary the fuzzy effect by choosing panty
hoses with different degrees of opacity. I can just picture the store
clerk's face when I tell her what I REALLY want the panty hose for.  :-)

Charles




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AS>     I was once told by a fellow astrophotographer (Luke Dodd) that the way
AS>to get those large colorful bright stars in constellation photography was to
AS>defocus the lens for a short time during the end of a long exposure.  This
AS>would cause the bright stars to bloat and the color would also be more
AS>obvious.  Since the defocusing phase is short, the dim stars and deep sky
AS>objects would not be affected.  This seems like a cheaper and easier way to
AS>achieve the results that Akira Fuji shows in his photos.  Has anyone tried
AS>it ?

AS>                            Michael Stecker