you took those? why was it a 5 sec shuttertime for orion? wouldn't it be better to have a longer shutter time?
Yeah, I took them. And no, a longer exposure would show star trails (the cam was mounted on a simple tripod). Anything longer than about 10 seconds at 5x will show trails. - Warren
Well, I had my 11" SCT set up as well, and could've wedged it and piggybacked the camera -- but didn't. I had students present, and I wanted to show them what you could do with a minimal amount of equipment. - Warren
And still the ongoing argument prevails. Here are some pictures I took with a 35mm Nikon FG (MANUAL!) Though I would like a digital camera, I still think a manual camera is better for taking pictures if your an amateur using a minimal amount of equipment. The top pic is a little out of focus. See, im working with what I have. The camera was given to me, and the lens is "loose" so it comes out of focus. I bumped it too while I was taking orion. But Ive got meteors in there, to the left of orion. This is the November 18, 2001 leonid meteor shower. I give the entire shower a 11 out of 10. It was fantastic!. More to come! Later, T
And here I took these in Tuscon Arizona atop Mt.Bigelow. The famous 61" incher! I also met David Levy (Last name ring a bell?) The top one is sweet. The milky way. The middle Is better. Im having that one blown up to 10x8 full frame. The bottom is circum polar trails. They all turned out nice. Compared with my pics above taken in good old cleveland ohio. One last one! Later T
I took this one in Tucson too. on the 10th of june to be exact... or maybe it was the 9th. Anyway, I did not expect it to come out. I didnt have any attachments to take pictures of the eclipse so I asked someone to hold up some eclipse glasses. And behold..... Later, TPlease Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Nice pics! And yes, you're right, my Olympus OM-2000 manual SLR is even more minimal. However, the digital camera has one big advantage for a teaching situation: I can take pictures with different shutter speeds, f-ratios, film speed settings, and so on -- and show my students how those factors affect astro images in "real time." I stress that a normal manual SLR can do everything (and then some) that my digital can do. - Warren
Nice pics indeed Tristran. Which brings me to point #2: Is there a astrophotographer here from Australia?
