Category: Long Exposure Photography
Deep Sky / Gear / Long Exposure Photography
M31, The Great Andromeda Galaxy
Another treatment of the same data (Reprocessed March 18,2005): Film: E200 Camera: K-1000 Lens: ED80 (600mm f/7.5), prime focus Guiding: ST-4 Exposure: stack of 11 images, 7×20min, 4×45min Date: September 9, 2004
Deep Sky / Long Exposure Photography
M45, The Pleiades Cluster in Taurus
The Pleiades Cluster in Taurus, M45 Film: E200 Camera: K-1000 Lens: ED80 (600mm f/7.5), prime focus Guiding: ST-4 Exposure: 20min Date: September 7, 2004
Deep Sky / Gear / Long Exposure Photography
M20, The Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius
Film: E200 Camera: K-1000 Lens: ED80 (600mm f/7.5), prime focus Guiding: ST-4 Exposure: 12min Date: September 12, 2004 Object was setting over the top of the house as I shot. This was […]
Corvus widefield from fixed tripod
Corvus, The Crow. May 28, 2004. Fixed tripod, 1 minute exposure.
Cygnus from fixed tripod
Cygnus, The Swan. May 28, 2004. Fixed tripod, 1 minute exposure.
Star trails – Scorpius from Brentwood
Star Trails, Scorpius. May 28, 2004. Fixed tripod, 60 minute exposure.
Star trails – Polaris
Star Trails, Polaris region. May 28, 2004. Fixed tripod, 60 minute exposure.
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Polar Alignment Calculations
Here’s a page that derives Polar Alignment Calculations. (update 5/2020: the original site is gone, so I found the text on Wayback and am inserting it below. This is by the original […]
Gear / Observatory / Telescope
Special Guest Star takes the mount at Hilltop O
The Astro Jedi needed somewhere to store his light sab—- I mean, bucket, and I was only too happy to accommodate him. I have decided that I need to come to a […]
General / Maintenance / Observatory
Dome shutter is motorized again!
I finally decided to bite the bullet and fix the shutter motor. Things went sideways last winter, and I’ve been opening the shutter manually (and tying it shut with rope, so we […]
Trixie 2017 – tube mods
I finally got around to cutting the MTA-UTA tubes to length; the only eyepiece that would come to focus with the focuser spacer in place is the Televue 55mm Plossl. If I […]
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Martin Farmer Wormblock installation notes
Deep Sky / Long Exposure Photography
NGC2244, The Rosette Nebula
Deep Sky / Long Exposure Photography
Another beautiful night.