Film | Hypered PJM-2 Ektapress Multispeed 640 film |
Telescope/camera | Meade LX-200 10" |
F-ratio | F/10 (Prime focus) |
Exposure time | 3 Hours |
AutoGuider | Meade Pictor 201-XT |
Autoguider exposure time | 2 seconds |
guide star | Unknown |
Date of Photo | 2355 Hours local, 12 June 99 |
Location | A dark site 55 miles south of Tempe, Arizona |
Scanner | HP PHOTOSMART SCANNER |
Additional image processing | Scanned same negative 2 times. Averaged A and B. Additional contrast, brightness and sharpening operations then performed in Paint Shop Pro. |
Posted | 20 June 1999 |
Pretty good night out in the desert. Warm. Sky not as transparent as one might hope and "seeing" not exactly "stellar". :-) Minor front had passed through during the day. Night was clear luckily. Stars twinkled somewhat although not as bad as the previous night.