Astrophotography

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Photos through the 6" F7.16 Newtonian Telescope

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• Deep Sky Photographs
• Piggyback Photographs
• photographs of the moon eclipse of 21/01/2000

Planetary and Moon Photographs:

• Jupiter at F90
  Exposure time: 1.5 sec
  Film: TMAX 100
  Developed 7 min. with TMAX developer at 22 °C
  Scanned on HP Photosmart Scanner with 2400 dpi
  Processed with Picture Window 2.5

• Jupiter at F114 with Ganymede, Europa and Callisto on a night with exceptional seeing
  Exposure time: Composite of two 2s exposures
  Film: TMAX 400
  Developed 6.5 min. with TMAX developer at 24 °C
  Scanned on HP Photosmart Scanner with 2400 dpi
  Processed with Picture Window 2.5

• Jupiter at F84 with GRF
  Exposure time: Composite of two 2s exposures with blue filter
  Film: TMAX 400
  Developed 6.5 min. with TMAX developer at 24°C
  Scanned on HP Photosmart Scanner with 2400 dpi
  Processed with Picture Window 2.5

• Saturn at F90
  Exposure time: 4 sec
  Film: TMAX 100
  Developed 7 min. with TMAX developer at 22ºC
  Scanned on HP Photosmart Scanner with 2400 dpi
  Processed with Picture Window 2.5

• Saturn at F90 color photograph
  Exposure time: Composite of two 5s exposures
  Film: Fuji Superia 400
  Scanned on HP Photosmart Scanner with 2400 dpi
  Processed with Picture Window 2.5

• Saturn at F114
  Exposure time: Composite of two 5s exposures
  Film: TMAX 400
  Developed 6.5 min. with TMAX developer at 24ºC
  Scanned on HP Photosmart Scanner with 2400 dpi
  Processed with Picture Window 2.5

• The waning moon with earthshine at prime focus
  Exposure time: 5 sec
  Film: TMAX 100
  Developed 6.5 min. with TMAX developer at 24 °C
  Scanned on HP Photosmart Scanner with 2400 dpi
  Processed with Picture Window 2.5

Eclipse Photographs:

• The eclipsed moon before totality on 21/01/2000 at 3:58 UT
  Prime focus at F7.16
  Exposure time: 30 sec
  Film: Kodak Gold 100
  Scanned on HP Photosmart Scanner with 1500 dpi
  Processed with Picture Window 2.5
• The eclipsed moon during totality on 21/01/2000 at 4:12 UT
  Prime focus at F7.16
  Exposure time: 40 sec
  Film: Kodak Gold 100
  Scanned on HP Photosmart Scanner with 1500 dpi
  Processed with Picture Window 2.5
• The eclipsed moon with M44 on 21/01/2000 at 4:30 UT
  SR with 135mm lens piggybacked
  Exposure time: 4 min.
  Scanned on HP Photosmart Scanner with 1500 dpi
  Processed with Picture Window 2.5

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Deep Sky Photographs:

• Orion Nebula - M42
  Exposure time: 1.5 min.unguided at prime focus
  Film: TMAX 400 pushed to 1600
  Developed 8 min. with TMAX developer at 24 °C
  Scanned on HP Photosmart Scanner with 2400 dpi
  Processed with Picture Window 2.5

• Orion Nebula - M42 (detail of the above photograph)
  Exposure time: 1.5 min.unguided at prime focus
  Film: TMAX 400 pushed to 1600
  Developed 8 min. with TMAX developer at 24 °C
  Scanned on HP Photosmart Scanner with 2400 dpi
  Processed with Picture Window 2.5

- Piggyback photographs

• Nova Aquilae 1999 #2
  Date: 2/12/1999 8:00 pm MEZ
  SR piggyback mounted with 135mm telephoto lens
  Exposure: 9 min. on Fuji Superia 400
  Scanned on HP Photosmart Scanner with 1200 dpi
  Processed with Picture Window 2.5

• M44 - Plejades
  SR piggyback mounted with 135mm telephoto lens
  Exposure: 10 min. on TMAX 100
  Scanned on HP Photosmart Scanner with 2400 dpi
  Processed with Picture Window 2.5

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