Category: Nightscapes

Star Fields with Terrestrial Landscapes

Aurora, Leo, Jupiter and Iridium Flare

Aurora, Leo, Jupiter,   Iridium Flare and Meteor ; June19,2004
Telescope / Lens35mm  f/2 Canon at f/2.8
Mount TypePiggyback on Losmandy G11
CameraCanon F-1 with Bright Screen & Angle B magnifier
 Filters UV
 Film Kodak ED200 (Slide Film) Slide #05
 Exposure120 seconds; manual guiding FS/78
 ProcessingPushed, Scanned – 2400 dpi, Photoshop
 DateJune 19, 2004
 LocationEagles Rest, south of Dexter, Oregon
 Conditions2500′ magnitude 6 Skies; Clear, steady

 

 

 

Orion Rising in the East

 

Wide field image of Venus on left & Orion on right rising over trees.  

Telescope / Lens 50 f/1.4 Canon Lens at f/2.8
Mount Type Piggyback on Losmandy G11
Camera Canon F-1 with Bright Screen & Angle B magnifier
 Filters 52mm UV
 Film  Provia 400F (Slide Film) #10
 Exposure 15 minutes; manual guiding Takahashi FS/78
 Processing  Slide Scanned – 2400 dpi, Photoshop
 Date September 26, 2003
 Location Eagles Rest, south of Dexter, Oregon
 Conditions 2557′ magnitude 6 Skies; Clear, steady

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Milky Way over Diamond Peak, Oregon

 

 

 

 

Taken from Wolf Mt. NW of Diamond Peak
Canon F1
Canon 50mm f/1.4 Stopped down to f/2.8
Kodak E200 psuhed
8 min exposure
Piggyback Losmandy G11
2 image mosaic/composite/ 3rd image of foreground 
Telescope / Lens50 f/1.4 Canon Camera Lens stopped down
Mount TypePiggyback on G11 (Stepper)
CameraCanon F-1 with Bright Screen & Angle B magnifier
 Filters112mm UV
 Film Kodak E200 (Slide Film)
 Exposure10 minutes; manual guiding FS/78
 ProcessingPush 1, Scanned – 2400 dpi, Photoshop
 DateJuly 2003-Milky Way; Diamond Peak 8/2006
 LocationPanther Creek, south of Veneta, Oregon
 Conditions1200′ magnitude 6 Skies; Clear, steady