The original purpose of this Web space was to show off high resolution Schmidt camera photography with TP-2415 film. However, I have recently (September, 1996) begun to play in Photoshop 3.0 with some of the few color slides I took with the Schmidt a long time ago. These images, taken on hypered Ektachrome 200 back in 1982, were the most misserable washed out low contrast pictures ever secured with an 8-inch Schmidt. Just for the fun of it, I decided to see what Photoshop could do with these 14-year-old rejects, and I was amazed. I am partially color blind, and the results I achieved can best be called "Photoshop gone wild", so the colors presented here are NOT scientifically accurate. It is just a case of a Photoshop novice pushing the program slider bars until something interesting happens. The results turned out kinda neat, I think.
797 X 600 pixel 112 K .jpgNGC 7000 and IC 5070, the North America and Pelican Nebulae in Cygnus. Location: NGC 7000 = 20h 58m +44d 20m, IC 5070 = 20h 51m +44d 00m Size: NGC 7000 = 120 arc/min, IC 5070 = 60 X 50 arc/min Magnitude: --- 5 minute exposure on hypered Ektachrome 200, developed with E-6 chemistry and no push processing. |
800 X 600 pixel 153 K .jpgIC 1318 and NGC 6888, the Butterfly and Crescent Nebulae in Cygnus. Location: IC 1318 = 20h 26m +40d 20m, NGC 6888 = 20h 12m +38d 23m Size: IC 1318 = 210 X 140 arc/min, NGC 6888 = 18 X 8 arc/min Magnitude: --- 5 minute exposure on hypered Ektachrome 200, developed with E-6 chemistry and no push processing. |
996 X 475 pixel 152 K .jpgIC 4703 and M 17, the Eagle and the Swan (or Omega) Nebulae in Serpens and Sagittarius. Location: IC 4703 = 18h 19m -13d 50m, M 17 = 18h 21m -16h 10m Size: IC 4703 = 28 X 17 arc/min, M 17 = 11 X 6 arc/min Magnitude:--- 5 minute exposure on hypered Ektachrome 200, developed with E-6 chemistry and no push processing. |
639 X 629 pixel 101 K .jpgM 8 and M 20, the Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae in Sagittarius. Location: M8 = 18h 04 m -24d 18m, M 20 = 18h 02m -22d 59m Size: M 8 = 50 X 40 arc/min, M 20 = 17 X 12 arc/min Magnitude:--- 5 minute exposure on hypered Ektachrome 200, developed with E-6 chemistry and no push processing. |
800 X 600 pixel 124 K .jpgThe M 6 and M 7 star clusters in Scorpius. Location: M 6 = 17h 40m -32d 14m, M 7 = 17h 54m -34d 47m Size: M 6 = 14 arc/min, M 7 = 80 arc/min Magnitude: M 6 = 4.2, M 7 = 3.3 5 minute exposure on hypered Ektachrome 200, developed with E-6 chemistry and no push processing. |
814 X 814 pixel 152 K .jpgIC 4628 and NGC 6231, the "false comet" in Scorpius. Location: IC 4628 = 16h 57m -40d 18m, NGC 6231 = 16h 54m -41d 47m Size: IC 4628 = 52 X 33 arc/min, NGC 6231 = 14 arc/min Magnitude: NGC 6231 = 2.6 5 minute exposure on hypered Ektachrome 200, developed with E-6 chemistry and no push processing. |
800 X 600 pixel 63 K .jpgNGC 884 and NGC 869, the Double Cluster in Perseus. Location: NGC 884 = 2h 21m +57d 07m, NGC 869 = 2h 19m +57d 08m Size: NGC 884 = 29 arc/min, NGC 869 = 29 arc/min Magnitude: NGC 884 = 6.1, NGC 869 = 5.3 5 minute exposure on hypered Ektachrome 200, developed with E-6 chemistry and no push processing. |
666 X 800 pixel 77 K .jpg"Space Fly", the internal reflection inside a Schmidt camera caused by a bright object reflecting off the inside of the corrector plate. In this case, the reflection is caused by the planet Venus. One minute exposure on hypered Ektachrome 200, developed with E-6 chemistry and no push processing. |
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