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M42 & Shooting Star? Second light with D70

Started by IGastaldo, 04/06/2005 02:00AM
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Posted 04/06/2005 02:00AM | Edited 04/06/2005 02:08AM Opening Post
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Well, here it is... not a Magazine Shot, but not too shabby for a 30sec single exposure... wink

There sure is much to learn, and since I'm still waiting for my mount's polar scope to arrive, this was roughly aligned, and that why the short exposures...

Thanks for looking, my friends, ... clear skies to all! 8)

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Posted 04/06/2005 05:09AM | Edited 04/06/2005 05:18AM #1
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Thats an awesome shot Ivan!! That meteor adds great character to that shot..WOW!! 8O I think you made a good decision on the camera. I'm looking at the same setup. Are you using Photoshop to put captions on your photos? Thanks!!! Ken Tydeck
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Posted 04/06/2005 05:20AM #2
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This is very, very good for alt/az Ivan. You have the focusing down pat - which is a pain I know! The meteor is cool too. This might be even better at say 1200x900 pixels. Soon it will be wedge time and longer exposures. FWIW I couldn't find a remote to get longer exposures and finally found one on e-bay - clean transaction. D70's are great cams.

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Nice wide-field, Ivan! Keep up the great work!

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Posted 04/07/2005 01:46AM #4
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Great image, Ivan!

I've not gotten much in the way of results with my D70 - certainly not this good (I have been trying to use the C14 at f7).

This inspires me to try more with the D70! Can you share more info about the settings? Did you use a dark frame?

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Posted 04/07/2005 03:49AM #5
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Nice one Ivan.... and cool to catch the shooter too!!
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