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Astrophotos
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So far, these are
pathetic. If you want to see some real amateur astrophotos, go here.
Jupiter
| Date: |
1/6/2000 9:06pm |
Location: |
my driveway |
| Exposure: |
1 second |
Film: |
Seattle Filmworks ASA
200 |
| Image: |
Scanned from color
print at 300 dpi/24 bit |
Method: |
Eyepiece Projection
using 6mm Vixen Lanthanum with extension tube |
| Comments: |
This
picture was taken while the dec clutch was slipping slowly. The telescope was
sitting on a kitchen stool in my driveway and would shift badly when I wound the film.
I would align Jupiter in the finder then wiggle the scope around until I could see
it through the camera. Focus was very tough. Then I would watch it slide up in
the viewfinder and as it passed through the center of the viewfinder, I would snap the
shot. I took shots at 1/60, 1/30, 1/15, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 15, 30, 60
seconds. Several days later I dropped the camera down the stairs and the back popped
open and I lost the last couple of exposures. However, everything under 1 second was
so black that Seattle Filmworks didn't print it and everything from 4 seconds on was
overexposed (here is the index print).
Even 2 seconds looked a little too bright. |
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