Purpose:
Observe and photograph under dark skies. Test new equipment.
Location:
Sunrise Highway (alt. 4100'). Conditions: clear, winds calm.
Time:
Begin 23:00 PDT 24 MAY 2003, end 03:00 25 MAY 2003.
Best results:
Asteroid 4 Vesta is speeding up on its path through Virgo. 2003.05.25 00:37:41 600.0 mm 30 sec, f/4.0 Mode: Manual Metering: Center-weighted average ISO: 1600 AF mode: Manual Focus Drive: Continuous (high): frame 1 White balance: Auto Color matrix 1: sRGB natural-looking hue and chroma Flash: Off File size: 2,583KB Image size: 2464 x 1648 Sharpness level: Off Custom Functions: CFn 3: Extended ISO sensitivity
Antares and M4 Globular Cluster in Scorpius, 2003.05.24 23:56:33 600.0 mm 30 sec, f/4.0 Mode: Manual Metering: Center-weighted average ISO: 1600 AF mode: Manual Focus Drive: Continuous (high): frame 1 White balance: Auto Color matrix 1: sRGB natural-looking hue and chroma Flash: Off File size: 2,585KB Image size: 2464 x 1648 Sharpness level: Off Custom Functions: CFn 3: Extended ISO sensitivity
M81 Bodes Galaxy and M82 Cigar Galaxy in Ursa Major. The blob towards the upper left is galaxy NGC3077 at mag 10.6. Members of the M81 Group of galaxies at distance 12000000 ly. 2003.05.25 00:55:15 600.0 mm 30 sec, f/4.0 Mode: Manual Metering: Center-weighted average ISO: 3200 AF mode: Manual Focus Drive: Continuous (high): frame 1 White balance: Auto Color matrix 1: sRGB natural-looking hue and chroma Flash: Off File size: 3,169KB Image size: 2464 x 1648 Sharpness level: Off Custom Functions: CFn 3: Extended ISO sensitivity
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