Purpose:
Asteroids, deep sky, Moon libration toward Mare Orientale
Location:
Sunrise Highway
Time:
Begin 18:00 PDT 19 OCT 2003, end 03:00 20 OCT 2003.
Best results:
Canon Goto Camera images:
NGC 7293 Helix Nebula in Aquarius. Mars helps locate this faint but colorful nebula. 2003.10.19 22:59:25 400.0 mm 74 sec, f/2.8 Mode: Manual Metering: Center-weighted average ISO: 3200 AF mode: Manual Focus Drive: Continuous (high): frame 1 White balance: Daylight Color matrix 1: sRGB natural-looking hue and chroma Flash: Off File size: 3,104KB Image size: 2464 x 1648 Sharpness level: Off Custom Functions: CFn 3: Extended ISO sensitivity
M1 Crab in Taurus. 2003.10.19 23:16:10400.0 mm74 sec, f/2.8Mode: ManualMetering: Center-weighted averageISO: 3200 AF mode: Manual FocusDrive: Continuous (high): frame 1 White balance: Daylight Color matrix 1: sRGB natural-looking hue and chroma Flash: Off File size: 3,895KBImage size: 2464 x 1648 Sharpness level: Off Custom Functions: CFn 3: Extended ISO sensitivity
M31 Andromeda Galaxy. Reaches zenith this time of year. Able to get some clear shots. 2003.10.19 23:16:10 400.0 mm 74 sec, f/2.8 Mode: Manual Metering: Center-weighted average ISO: 3200 AF mode: Manual Focus Drive: Continuous (high): frame 1 White balance: Daylight Color matrix 1: sRGB natural-looking hue and chroma : Off File size: 3,895KB Image size: 2464 x 1648 Sharpness level: Off Custom Functions: CFn 3: Extended ISO sensitivity
M33 Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum. The spiral structure showed well tonight. 2003.10.19 22:35:45 400.0 mm 119 sec, f/2.8 Mode: Manual Metering: Center-weighted average ISO: 3200 AF mode: Manual Focus Drive: Continuous (high): frame 1 White balance: Daylight Color matrix 1: sRGB natural-looking hue and chroma Flash: Off File size: 3,717KB Image size: 2464 x 1648 Sharpness level: Off Custom Functions: CFn 3: Extended ISO sensitivity
M42 Great Nebula in Orion. Though bright, still tough - you can have the Trapezium, or the gassy nebulosity, but not both in the same shot. 2003.10.19 23:30:42 400.0 mm 74 sec, f/2.8 Mode: Manual Metering: Center-weighted average ISO: 1000 AF mode: Manual Focus Drive: Continuous (high): frame 1 White balance: Daylight Color matrix 1: sRGB natural-looking hue and chroma Flash: Off File size: 2,970KB Image size: 2464 x 1648 Sharpness level: Off Custom Functions: CFn 3: Extended ISO sensitivity
M45 Pleaides. Shot of it rising. 2003.10.19 19:28:19 400.0 mm 29 sec, f/2.8 Mode: Manual Metering: Center-weighted average ISO: 1000 AF mode: Manual Focus Drive: Continuous (high): frame 1 White balance: Daylight Color matrix 1: sRGB natural-looking hue and chroma Flash: Off File size: 2,540KB Image size: 2464 x 1648 Sharpness level: Off Custom Functions: CFn 3: Extended ISO sensitivity
M52 open cluster in Cassiopeia. 2003.10.19 19:53:24 400.0 mm 59 sec, f/2.8 Mode: ManualMetering: Center-weighted average ISO: 1600 AF mode: Manual Focus Drive: Continuous (high): frame 1 White balance: Daylight Color matrix 1: sRGB natural-looking hue and chroma Flash: Off File size: 3,200KB Image size: 2464 x 1648 Sharpness level: Off Custom Functions: CFn 3: Extended ISO sensitivity
Asteroid Shots
121 Hermione, 1 Ceres and 10 Hygiea in Gemini. Three asteroids in one image. Hermione (indicated by red) is stated to be 12 mag, Ceres (yellow) at 7.4 and Hygiea (blue) at 10.6. This is the same frame as for Ceres alone below, stacked once on itself. 2003.10.20 00:31:10 400.0 mm 74 sec, f/2.8 Mode: Manual Metering: Center-weighted average ISO: 1600 AF mode: Manual Focus Drive: Continuous (high): frame 1 White balance: Daylight Color matrix 1: sRGB natural-looking hue and chroma Flash: Off Image size: 2464 x 1648 Sharpness level: Off Custom Functions: CFn 3: Extended ISO sensitivity
10 Hygiea and NGC 2392 Clown Nebula (Eskimo Nebula) in Gemini. I did not even see the small planetary until later. The objects are marked on the left frame, unmarked on the right. 2003.10.20 01:09:23 400.0 mm 29 sec, f/2.8 Mode: Manual Metering: Center-weighted average ISO: 1600 AF mode: Manual Focus Drive: Continuous (high): frame 1 White balance: Daylight Color matrix 1: sRGB natural-looking hue and chroma Flash: Off File size: 3,060KB Image size: 2464 x 1648 level: Off Custom Functions: CFn 3: Extended ISO sensitivity
1 Ceres. 2003.10.20 00:31:10 400.0 mm 74 sec, f/2.8 Mode: Manual Metering: Center-weighted average ISO: 1600 AF mode: Manual Focus Drive: Continuous (high): frame 1 White balance: Daylight Color matrix 1: sRGB natural-looking hue and chroma Flash: Off Image size: 2464 x 1648 Sharpness level: Off Custom Functions: CFn 3: Extended ISO sensitivity
6 Hebe. 2003.10.20 01:05:09400.0 mm29 sec, f/2.8Mode: ManualMetering: Center-weighted averageISO: 1600AF mode: Manual FocusDrive: Continuous (high): frame 1White balance: DaylightColor matrix 1: sRGB natural-looking hue and chromaFlash: OffFile size: 3,127KBImage size: 2464 x 1648Sharpness level: OffCustom Functions:CFn 3: Extended ISO sensitivity
13 Egeria. 2003.10.20 01:13:37 400.0 mm 34 sec, f/2.8 Mode: Manual Metering: Center-weighted average ISO: 1600 AF mode: Manual Focus Drive: Continuous (high): frame 1 White balance: Daylight Color matrix 1: sRGB natural-looking hue and chromaFlash: Off File size: 2,884KB Image size: 2464 x 1648 Sharpness level: Off Custom Functions: CFn 3: Extended ISO sensitivity
14 Irene. 2003.10.20 01:16:43 400.0 mm 34 sec, f/2.8 Mode: Manual Metering: Center-weighted average ISO: 1600 AF mode: Manual Focus Drive: Continuous (high): frame 1 White balance: Daylight Color matrix 1: sRGB natural-looking hue and chroma Flash: Off File size: 3,087KB Image size: 2464 x 1648 Sharpness level: Off Custom Functions: CFn 3: Extended ISO sensitivity
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