Recent Wide-Field Piggyback Images on Kodak E-200 and PJ-400 Film

Best viewed at 1024 X 768 resolution

Enjoy the views and please observe the copyright restriction on the homepage.

The wide-field images piggyback presented on this page were all taken on one very humid but transparent night in September, 2000, using a pair of Nikon Fs mounted atop a manually-guided classic orange C-8. Because of continuous cloudy conditions during no-Moon weekends, they represent the only astrophoto results I achieved for the summer of 2000. Both Kodak E200 and PJ400 35 mm film were used with normal processing. No light polution or halo reducing filters were used. The films did suffer some degree of creep because of high humidity, causeing the star images at the edges of some images to smear. The resulting slides and negatives were then scanned with an early model HP PhotoSmart scanner. Image processing was done with Photoshop 5.0. These images are from single negatives or slides. No multiple image stacking was done.

28 mm Lens Images

1024 X 819 pixel 152K .jpg

Target	Sagittarius and Scorpius
Lens	Vivitar 28 mm f/2.8 @ f/2.8
Exposure	10 minutes
Film	Kodak E-200
Comments	Image shows major Sagittarius and Scorpius H-Alpha nebulae, galactic center, star clouds, galactic rift, and the Great Galactic Dark Horse cluster of Barnard dark nebubae.

587 X 750 pixel 64 K .jpg

Target	Circumpolar star trails over Von Braun Photographic Station
Lens	Haminex 28 mm f/2.8 @ f/5.6
Exposure	Unknown time
Film	Kodak PJ-400
Comments	In a happy accident, the observatory was illuminated by the glow of a red flashlight at a telescope set up next to the dome.

588 X 740 pixel 76 K .jpg

Target	Iridium satellite flare near Polaris
Lens	Haminex 28 mm f/2.8 @ f5.6
Exposure	Unknown time
Film	Kodak PJ-400
Comments	This unpredicted surprise Iridium flare was so bright that I thought it was car headlights coming down the observatory road.

35 mm Lens Images

1024 X 811 pixel 336 K .jpg

Target	The constellation Cepheus
Lens	Nikkor 35 mm f/2.8 @ f/2.8
Exposure	10 minutes
Film	Kodak PJ-400
Comments	The large emission nebula IC-1396 is at the right while the smaller emission nebula NGC-7822 is at the upper left

1024 X 8110 pixel 295 K .jpg

Target	The constellations Cygnus and Lyra
Lens	Nikkor 35 mm f/2.8 @ f/2.8
Exposure	10 minutes
Film	Kodak PJ-400
Comments	Objects visible include the North America Nebula, Butterfly Nebula, and Veil Nebula

50 mm Lens Images

1024 X 758 pixel 238 K .jpg

Target	The constellation Auriga
Lens	Nikkor 50 mm f/1.4 @ f/2.8
Exposure	10 minutes
Film	Kodak E-200
Comments	The emission nebulae IC-405 and IC-410 and the star cluster M-38 are at the middle right. An airplane sneaked into the field of view and bisected IC-405 and IC-410 before I could cover the lens.

1024 X 803 pixel 266 K .jpg

Target	The constellation Gemini
Lens	Nikkor 50 mm f/1.4 @ f/2.8
Exposure	10 minutes
Film	Kodak E-200
Comments	The star cluster M-35 and the emission nebula IC-900 are at the base of Gemini at the right of the image.

1024 X 760 pixel 230 K .jpg

Target	The constellation Perseus
Lens	Nikkor 50 mm f/1.4 @ f/2.8
Exposure	10 minutes
Film	Kodak E-200
Comments	Image features the emission nebulae IC-1848 and the Double Cluster at the top and NGC-1499, the California Nebula at the bottom

1024 X 779 pixel 269 K .jpg

Target	The constellation Orion
Lens	Nikkor 50 mm f/1.4 @ f/2.8
Exposure	10 minutes
Film	Kodak E-200
Comments	In addition to M-42 in the sword of Orion, the Rossette Nebula is visible to the left, the Lambda Orionis Nebula is at the top and Barnard's Loop circles to the left of Orion.

1024 X 857 pixel 302 K .jpg

Target	The constellation Canis Major
Lens	Nikkor 50 mm f/1.4 @ f/2.8
Exposure	10 minutes
Film	Kodak E-200
Comments	Image includes IC-2177, the Seagull Nebula at the top, the star cluster M-41 just below Sirius, and the star cluster M-46 to the upper left of the image.

1024 X 801 pixel 307 K .jpg

Target	The constellation Cygnus
Lens	Nikkor 50 mm f/1.4 @ f/2.8
Exposure	10 minutes
Film	Kodak E-200
Comments	This image features the North America Nebula at the top left, the Butterfly Nebula near the star Gamma Cygnii, and the Veil Nebula to the left.

85 mm Lens Images

1024 X 800 pixel 369 K .jpg

Target	The northern area of the constellation Cygnus
Lens	Nikkor 85 mm f/1.8 @ f/2.8
Exposure	10 minutes
Film	Kodak -200
Comments	Image includes the North America Nebula and the Butterfly Nebula

1024 X 792 pixel 311K .jpg

Target	The northern area of the constellation Sagittarius
Lens	Nikkor 85 mm f/1.8 @ f/2.8
Exposure	10 minutes
Film	Kodak PJ-400
Comments	The Sagittarius Star Cloud dominates this image which includes the star cluster M-22 at the middle left, the emission nebulae M-20 and M-8 at the middle right, and the star cluster M-7 at the lower right.

135mm Lens Images

1024 X 819 pixel 251 K .jpg

Target	The northern area of the constellation Cygnus
Lens	Nikkor 135 mm f/2.8 @ f/2.8
Exposure	10 minutes
Film	Kodak E-200
Comments	Image includes the North America Nebula and the Butterfly Nebula

1024 X 801 pixel 305 K .jpg

Target	The border between the constellations Sagittarius and Scorpius
Lens	Nikkor 135 mm f/2.8 @ f/2.8
Exposure	10 minutes
Film	Kodak E-200
Comments	Image includes the star clusters M-6 and M-7 and the Cat's Paw Nebula

200mm Lens Images

1024 X 830 pixel 233 K .jpg

Target	Closeup of the circumpolar stars which circle Polaris
Lens	Nikkor 200 mm f/4 @ f/5.6
Exposure	Unknown time
Film	Kodak PJ-400
Comments	A meteor skirted the top of the field

1024 X 807 pixel 169 K .jpg

Target	The border between the constellations Sagittarius and Scorpius
Lens	Nikkor 200 mm f/4 @ f/4
Exposure	10 minutes
Film	Kodak PJ-400
Comments	Image includes the star clusters M-6 and M-7 and the Cat's Paw Nebula

Go to next page ---- Abrout Myself
Go to previous page Old Color Images -- Page 2
Back to ------------ Table of Contents