Hi John:
i took that shot with an FSQ-106N (the "old" Q). I have a hard time believing the new Q has better optics, but some folks whose opinion I respect think it is just a good.
The FSQ was mounted on my AP900 and autoguided with my STV's E-Finder. The Film was Kodak E-200 professional slide film. The shot is a single 2-hour long exposure. And yup, I'm talking about Barcroft at White Mountain--the one that is 12,400 feet up.
Thanks for your comments and for looking at the shot. In the last year I've not posted much on this list...hopefully that will change.
Bill Drelling
John R Pierce <pierce@No-Spam> wrote:
Gator Chaser wrote:
> After several months I've finally managed to start processing the photos I took at Barcroft during my September trip there.
>
> This is a 2 hour long exposure of "The Soul" aka IC1848.
>
> http://www.gatorchaser.net/barcroft2007/Barcroft_2007_015_adj2_NN_small.jpg
>
> I used my FSQ to take this shot, so it is a fairly wide field--almost 4 degrees across. In the upper right you can see a small portion of the Heart Nebula (IC1805). I've got a separate shot of that which I will finish processing later and perhaps merge with this one into a large mosaic.
>
wow, thats gorgeous. any more specifics on how that was taken?
(FSQ-106ED or what? what sort of camera, film, etc? single 2 hour
exposure, or stack of ?? x ?? exposures?) I assume you mean Barcroft
Station in the White Mountains?
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