ATM New Slevogt Images

[Aplanatic@aol.com]

I hope that this post is not too far off-topic,
 but I wanted to share with you some images
 taken with a camera made by an ATM.  For
 those of you who don't know of this project,
 the mirrors and corrector plate of this concentric
 Schmidt Cassegrain were ground, polished and
 figured by myself.  So, it can be done with
 some persistance and the will to finish it!

The following images were taken from dark skies
 in SE Arizona.  I have uploaded both medium
 and higher resolution images of the M8/M20
 region and the M24 region, and a medium
resolution image of the Antares/ Rho Ophiuchus
 region.

The first image, M8/M20, was photographed on
 unhypered PPF, 120 format, using a 30 minute 
exposure.  Recall that my camera is photographically
 about f/5.5 and has a 9.25" clear aperture.  The first
 URL will download the smaller image (about 100K)
 and the second will download the larger image (about 
250K).  In the smaller image the stars are a bit
 smeared whereas the larger image gives you a bit 
better idea of the richness and resolution that is 
present on the negative.

http://members.aol.com/aplanatic/photos/M8M20.JPG
http://members.aol.com/aplanatic/photos/M8M20big.JPG

The next set of URLs will download a 26 minute exposure
 of M24 taken on E200, 120 format. 

http://members.aol.com/aplanatic/photos/M24.JPG
http://members.aol.com/aplanatic/photos/M24big.JPG

Finally, the following URL will download a 55K image of 
the Antares region. A 20 minute exposure was used on
 E200 120 format film.

http://members.aol.com/aplanatic/photos/RhoOph.JPG

Thanks for taking a look!  Your advice and encouragement
over the past year and a half made this camera possible.

Dave Rowe
Torrance, CA