Here is my first shot at Pluto. The conditions for the hunt and the shot were, I think, as bad as it can get. Just about a full moon, right next to the shooting area, high cirrus clouds reflecting the light all around, transparency poor, just over a major population center, low on the horizon, and a very poor selection of guide stars.
The shot was taken with a 10" Newtonian using a D70 for an exposure of 133 seconds. Here is the link, a mouse over of a star chart also downloads (both images total about 160kb).
http://www.lostpencil.com/pluto.html
Not much to look at, but it was fun trying to find the needle in a hay stack.
Cheers,
Paul Mikulecky
Lost Pencil Animation Studios Inc.
http://www.lostpencil.com
The shot was taken with a 10" Newtonian using a D70 for an exposure of 133 seconds. Here is the link, a mouse over of a star chart also downloads (both images total about 160kb).
http://www.lostpencil.com/pluto.html
Not much to look at, but it was fun trying to find the needle in a hay stack.
Cheers,
Paul Mikulecky
Lost Pencil Animation Studios Inc.
http://www.lostpencil.com
