Purpose:
Observe and photograph under dark skies. Test equipment modifications.
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 continues to accelerate through Virgo. 2003.05.30 21:56:21 600.0 mm 30 sec, f/4.0 Mode: Manual Metering: Center-weighted average ISO: 1600 AF mode: Manual Focus Drive: Continuous: 0 Self-timer: 2 secs White balance: Daylight Color matrix 1: sRGB natural-looking hue and chroma Flash: Off File size: 2,613KB Image size: 2464 x 1648 Sharpness level: Off Custom Functions: CFn 3: Extended ISO sensitivity
M57 Ring Nebula in Lyra, [cropped] 2003.05.31 00:06:10 600.0 mm 30 sec, f/4.0 Mode: Manual Metering: Center-weighted average ISO: 3200 AF mode: Manual Focus Drive: Continuous: 0 Self-timer: 2 secs White balance: Daylight Color matrix 1: sRGB natural-looking hue and chroma Flash: Off File size: 3,018KB Image size: 2464 x 1648 Sharpness level: Off Custom Functions: CFn 3: Extended ISO sensitivity
Mars. The Red Planet has attained 12 arcseconds in apparent diameter and is showing surface features. Video camera through an Orion 8" f/4.9 reflector. 2003:05:31 03:04:22 1/60 sec, f/1.6 Flash: Off File size: 15KB Image size: 640 x 480
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