Purpose:
Observing peak of Geminid meteor shower + general observing
Location:
Sunrise Highway
Time:
2100 13 DEC 2004 - 0200 14 DEC 2004
Summary:
Moon 2 days after new (set 1900). Atmosphere clear.
Best results:
Sony HAD CCD, Canon 10D and Canon Goto Camera images: All images are oriented correct to normal view, and leveled with horizon line.
Geminid meteor in Hydra. A Geminid meteor streaks through Hydra. 2004:12:14 00:35:15 19mm 15 sec, f/2.8 Metering: Average ISO: 3200 Flash: Off File size: 389KB Image size: 1308 x 859 Color profile: IEC 61966-2.1 Default RGB colour space - sRGB
Supernova 2004dj in Camelopardalis. The supernova has faded considerably since first observed in August. 2004:12:16 00:23:47 File size: 209KB Image size: 1584 x 1058
Comet Machholz C/2004Q2 in Eridanus. The comet has two tails at a 135 degree angle. 2004:12:15 00:15:33 400mm 75 sec, f/2.8 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: 6,152KB Image size: 3504 x 2336 Sharpness level: Off Custom Functions: CFn 2: No exposure without CF card CFn 10: AF point illumination: Brighter CFn 13: 11 AF points, Spot metering: Center AF point
Messier 45 Pleiades in Taurus Not too much of the gassy interstellar nebulosity is visible due to low angle of object. 2004:12:15 01:03:55 400mm 45 sec, f/2.8 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: 951KB Image size: 2796 x 1870 Sharpness level: Off Custom Functions: CFn 2: No exposure without CF card CFn 10: AF point illumination: Brighter CFn 13: 11 AF points, Spot metering: Center AF point
Messier 42 Orion Nebula An experiment with two teleconverters stacked (1.4x+2x) effective focal length=~1200mm @f/11. Note the camera only reports the first figures. 2004:12:15 02:07:48 800mm 30 sec, f/5.6 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: 1,217KB Image size: 2718 x 1818 Sharpness level: Off Custom Functions: CFn 2: No exposure without CF card CFn 10: AF point illumination: Brighter CFn 13: 11 AF points, Spot metering: Center AF point
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