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JUPITER AND THE BEEHIVE CLUSTER IN THE
CONSTELLATION OF CANCER, THE CRAB, 20 APRIL 2003.
THREE SHOTS OF JUPITER APRIL 2003 - THE
FIRST TWO ARE TAKEN WITH MY SONY MAVICA FD5 DIGITAL CAMERA USING THE
AFOCAL TECHNIQUE, THE THIRD IS WITH EYEPIECE PROJECTION ONTO ASA800
COLOR FILM.
M13 IS ON THE LEFT, M3 IS ON THE RIGHT.
KODAK TMAX ASA 3200, 120 SECONDS, F6.3 FOCAL REDUCER, CELESTRON
C8
THE WHIRLPOOL GALAXY, M51, IS JUST TO
THE LEFT OF THE "M51" TEXT. IT IS THE VERY SMALL, BLURRY SPIRAL.
PIGGYBACK FIVE MINUTE EXPOSURE, 400MM F6.3 TRI-X PUSHED TO EI 1200.
THIS APPROXIMATES THE VIEW THROUGH A GOOD PAIR OF BINOCULARS ON A
VERY DARK, CLEAR NIGHT.
THE MOON, SCHIKARD REGION JUST BEFORE
FULL MOON. EYEPIECE PROJECTION, CELESTRON C8. TRI-X PUSHED TO EI
1200. ABOUT ONE SECOND EXPOSURE.
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