Wednesday, 18 September 2013

ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY



THE CLASSIC CELESTRON 8
TELESCOPE

photographs taken with this telescope

THE MOON


PRIME FOCUS F10



LUNAR ECLIPSE


PHOTO  SEQUENCE
OF TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON
CELESTRON 8 PRIME FOCUS F10
fuji 800 asa film


THE SUN




EYEPIECE PROJECTION
PRIME FOCUS



THE PLANETS





 




DEEP SKY OBJECTS
  

M13
 STAR CLUSTER IN HERCULES
40min exposure


THE DOUBLE CLUSTER


GALAXIES M81 & M82
IN THE BIG DIPPER
120 MINUTE EXPOSURE


THE WHIRPOOL GALAXY

2 EXPOSURES OF 40 MINUTES
LAYERED/MERGED ADOBE
KODAK SPECTROSCOPIC FILM


THE SEVEN SISTERS
IN TAURUS

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WIDE FIELD PHOTOGRAHY OF THE SKY
CELESTRON 8 USED AS GUIDE SCOPE




My Father With My Telescopes 1979

6 inch F5

14 inch F5

8 inch F8

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My 14 inch F5 Star-liner Telescope 1979

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Transit of Venus & The Partial Lunar Eclipse


The skies cleared for an hour or so on the morning of June 4th 2012, enough for a few shots of the Lunar Partial Eclipse.


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June 5th 2012 gave way through the clouds
to view the Transit of Venus






All images taken with Fuji Fine Pix
camera. Auto exposure 12x

Thursday, 4 April 2013