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First nigth out ever!!
As a first nighter I think it came out beautifully :-) Of course,
Andromeda knows how to smile when you take a picture of her.
It was such a remarkable night.
I arrived late and blinded all the poor people who had been there for at least 2-3
hours already getting dark adated, I didn't even bring a red flashlight, and my
equipment was as simple as it gets: a lightweight mount, a small 80mm OTA, a
camera and a small battery to power up the mount. That's it! No laptop, no dew
haters, no autofocusers, no guiding scope or guiding camera, no chair, table or
any accessories other than the very basic stuff.
And yet, I had a whole lot of fun! :-)
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DATE
December 3rd, 2007, 9:30pm to 10pm PST
PHOTO
Exposure: 3 x 3 minutes
Focal: 600mm, f/7.5
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EQUIPMENT
Imaging Scope: Orion 80mm ED Apo
Camera:Canon 400D Stock (unmodified)
Guide camera: None
Guide scope: None
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G
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SITE & CONDITIONS
Dinosair Point, Gilroy, CA
Seeing:Good
Transparency: Excellent
SOFTWARE
Stacking: None
Processing: Photoshop
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