The Schmidt camera images presented on this page are far more recent than those in the previous three sections. They were all exposed within the past year using unhypered Kodak Ektachrome Elite II 100 film and received standard processing at a local one-hour photolab. The resulting slides were then scanned with the HP PhotoSmart scanner my wife gave me for Christmas '97. Further image processing was done with Photoshop.
1562 X 1024 pixel 371K .jpgThe bright nebula LBM 667 (not in thumbnail) and IC 1805, the Valentine Nebula. Location: LBN 667 = 02h 54m +60d, IC 1805 = 02h 33m +62d Size: LBN 667 = 100 X 53 arc/min, IC 1805 = 96 X 80 arc/min 7.5 minute exposure on Ektachrome Elite II 100, developed with E-6 chemistry and no push processing. |
1050 X 750 pixel 135 K .jpgNGC 2237, the Rossette Nebulae and the star cluster NGC 2244 in Monoceros. Location: Rossette and NGC 2244 = 06h 30m +05d Size: Rossete = 80 X 60 arc/min, NGC 2244 = 40 arc/min Magnitude: NGC 2244 = 5.5 7.5 minute exposure on Ektachrome Elite II 100, developed with E-6 chemistry and no push processing. |
1050 X 750 pixel 187 K .jpgThe nebula NGC 281 in Cassiopeia Location: 06h 30m +05d Size: 23 X 27 arc/min Magnitude: 8.5 7.5 minute exposure on Ektachrome Elite II 100, developed with E-6 chemistry and no push processing. |
1050 X 750 pixel 56 K .jpgThe Orion Nebula M-42 in Orion Location: 05h 33m -05d Size: 65 arc/min Magnitude: 5.0 7.5 minute exposure on Ektachrome Elite II 100, developed with E-6 chemistry and no push processing. |
1050 X 750 pixel 77 K .jpgThe Pleiades M-45 in Taurus Location: 03h 44m +24d Size: 100 arc/min Magnitude: 2.5 7.5 minute exposure on Ektachrome Elite II 100, developed with E-6 chemistry and no push processing. |
1050 X 750 pixel 150 K .jpgThe Double Cluster in Perseus Location: 02h 17m +57d Size: 60 arc/min Magnitude: 3.5 7.5 minute exposure on Ektachrome Elite II 100, developed with E-6 chemistry and no push processing. Compare this image with the Double Cluster on the previous page. Elite II 100 shows its superiority over the old Ektachrome 200. |
1050 X 750 pixel 161 K .jpgThe Sagittarius Star Cloud Location: Approximately 18h -25d Five minute exposure on unhypered Ektachrome Elite II 100 film, normal E-6 processing. |
1050 X 750 pixel 121 K .jpgOops! This is what happens when you accidentally forget to advance the film between exposures. NGC 1499, the California Nebula, was superimposed over IC 434, which contains the Horsehead Nebula. Two 7.5 minute exposures on the same frame of unhypered Ektachrome Elite II 100 film, normal E-6 processing. |
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