THIS PICTURE OF THE SWORD OF ORION AND GREAT ORION NEBULA M42 WAS TAKEN WITH A 135MM F2.8 TELEPHOTO LENS WITH A 2X TELECONVERTER CREATING AN ARRANGEMENT WHICH YIELDED 270MM F5.6. SINCE THIS LENS AND THIS TELECONVERTER WORK WELL TOGETHER, STARS REMAIN ROUND TO THE FIELD'S EDGE. PIGGYBACK ON A CLOCKDRIVEN CELESTRON CLASSIC C8
THESE FOUR PHOTOS OF JUPITER WERE TAKEN ON ASA 600 SLIDE FILM USING EYEPIECE PROJECTION 25MM KELLNER EYEPIECE CELESTRON C8. THE FIRST ONE WAS TAKEN IN 1993 WHEN THE SOUTHERN EQUATORIAL BELT HAD FADED. THE OTHER THREE WERE TAKEN IN IN 1994. THE SEB HAS COME BACK FROM THE DEAD.
THESE TWO PIX TAKEN IN 1994 SHOW THE PASSING OF THE SHADOW OF IO (THE CLOSEST OF JUPITER'S FOUR GALILEAN MOONS). NOTICE THE DARK DOT AT THE LOWER RIGHT IN THE FIRST PIC. ABOUT A HALF HOUR LATER, THE SHADOW HAS MOVED TO THE LOWER LEFT.
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