You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Film Astrophotography Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 jrw11 professor emeritus Reged: 06/09/07 Posts: 501 Loc: U.S.A. The region around the center star in Cassiopeia       #1972124 - 11/08/07 11:46 PM Attachment (37 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here is a photo I took of the center star in Cassiopeia. It was with a Minolta 35 prime focused to a Celestron C6n f/5 reflector. I used Fujia Sensia 400 film for a few minutes. Exposure time unknown. I was just trying to get a good photo without star trails. The scope has the dual axis motors added.I've been working on how well I can get the scope polar aligned. -------------------- Celestron C6n -HD Reflector dual axis drive motors added Orion 80mm Short tube refractor Skyscout Early 70's Pentax 7x50 Garrett Optical 12x60 Garrett Optical 15x70 Oberwerk 20x80 Standards Canon Rebel Ti (film) 4 Minolta Srt cameras Mamiya RB67 Pro-s with 180 lens 127mm KL lens for RB, Bellows hood for RB67 120 and 220 film backs Cambo SCII 4x5 view camera over 50 other film cameras several eyepieces Post Extras:       novbabies Postmaster Reged: 06/05/05 Posts: 15678 Loc: Northern Georgia! Re: The region around the center star in Cassiopeia [Re: jrw11]       #1972361 - 11/09/07 04:34 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Is that Gamma Cassiopeiae? Nice image ! -------------------- Good Seeing! Mark Orion 12" XTi f/4.9 VERY old Edmund 6" f/8 reflector Assorted binoculars Post Extras:       jrw11 professor emeritus Reged: 06/09/07 Posts: 501 Loc: U.S.A. Re: The region around the center star in Cassiopeia [Re: novbabies]       #1972967 - 11/09/07 12:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   It is! It was the only good picture out of 24. My shots of the m31 were all star trails. Maybe I can pass them off as meteors! I have a 80 short tube attached on top of the scope. But, I don't have a reticle eyepiece for guiding. On this shot, I was hoping to caputre IC 59 and IC 63. -------------------- Celestron C6n -HD Reflector dual axis drive motors added Orion 80mm Short tube refractor Skyscout Early 70's Pentax 7x50 Garrett Optical 12x60 Garrett Optical 15x70 Oberwerk 20x80 Standards Canon Rebel Ti (film) 4 Minolta Srt cameras Mamiya RB67 Pro-s with 180 lens 127mm KL lens for RB, Bellows hood for RB67 120 and 220 film backs Cambo SCII 4x5 view camera over 50 other film cameras several eyepieces Post Extras:       tommyhawk13 sage Reged: 09/28/07 Posts: 492 Loc: Jacksonville, Fl Re: The region around the center star in Cassiopei [Re: jrw11]       #1973020 - 11/09/07 12:36 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You can make a reticle fairly easy. I took the focal stop out of an old ep that I had a duplicate of, and super-glued some of my daughter's blonde hair to it. I can throw a bright star out of focus to make it look big, and the cross-hairs stand out over it. Nice spikes on the star, btw. -------------------- Meade Starfinder 8,Meade SN-8 OTA, Orion Atlas, and a handfull of film cameras Post Extras:       jrw11 professor emeritus Reged: 06/09/07 Posts: 501 Loc: U.S.A. Re: The region around the center star in Cassiopei [Re: tommyhawk13]       #1973300 - 11/09/07 03:03 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I could do that with a 10mm plossle. The eye relief is too small for my eyeglasses anyway. Thanks! -------------------- Celestron C6n -HD Reflector dual axis drive motors added Orion 80mm Short tube refractor Skyscout Early 70's Pentax 7x50 Garrett Optical 12x60 Garrett Optical 15x70 Oberwerk 20x80 Standards Canon Rebel Ti (film) 4 Minolta Srt cameras Mamiya RB67 Pro-s with 180 lens 127mm KL lens for RB, Bellows hood for RB67 120 and 220 film backs Cambo SCII 4x5 view camera over 50 other film cameras several eyepieces Post Extras:       moron392 scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 08/20/07 Posts: 808 Loc: Charlotte, NC Re: The region around the center star in Cassiopei [Re: jrw11]       #1973519 - 11/09/07 04:47 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   good job! -------------------- "If you've done something right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all." http://www.freewebs.com/moron392/index.htm 60mm meade ngc60 refractor. Meade 70AZ-TR (short one) 50mm homemade refractor (occasionally with a solar filter) starblast4.5EQ 6mm,15mm expanse eyepieces 9mm meade Mh eyepiece,17.5mm Meade MA nikon 7x35's Post Extras:       jrw11 professor emeritus Reged: 06/09/07 Posts: 501 Loc: U.S.A. Re: The region around the center star in Cassiopei [Re: moron392]       #1975783 - 11/10/07 06:50 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   here's a wide view -------------------- Celestron C6n -HD Reflector dual axis drive motors added Orion 80mm Short tube refractor Skyscout Early 70's Pentax 7x50 Garrett Optical 12x60 Garrett Optical 15x70 Oberwerk 20x80 Standards Canon Rebel Ti (film) 4 Minolta Srt cameras Mamiya RB67 Pro-s with 180 lens 127mm KL lens for RB, Bellows hood for RB67 120 and 220 film backs Cambo SCII 4x5 view camera over 50 other film cameras several eyepieces Post Extras:       jrw11 professor emeritus Reged: 06/09/07 Posts: 501 Loc: U.S.A. Re: The region around the center star in Cassiopei [Re: jrw11]       #1975821 - 11/10/07 07:03 PM Attachment (20 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   here's the photo of the wide view. It was witha canon rebel ti with the lens set at 75mm piggybacked to the scope. It was for several minutes only because a plane was approaching the area. -------------------- Celestron C6n -HD Reflector dual axis drive motors added Orion 80mm Short tube refractor Skyscout Early 70's Pentax 7x50 Garrett Optical 12x60 Garrett Optical 15x70 Oberwerk 20x80 Standards Canon Rebel Ti (film) 4 Minolta Srt cameras Mamiya RB67 Pro-s with 180 lens 127mm KL lens for RB, Bellows hood for RB67 120 and 220 film backs Cambo SCII 4x5 view camera over 50 other film cameras several eyepieces Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 0 registered and 2 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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