Scotty's Astronomy and Astrophotography

Scotty's Astronomy & Astrophotography

Last Update: May 8, 2007

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M42 - Orion Nebula - 1500 light years

My first attempt at prime focus astrophotography. An obvious object to start out with. Some blurring due to tracking and balance problem (operator error).

Celestron C8 SCT (AS-SGT), Pentax K-1000 35mm,
Kodak Max 800 film at prime focus, 5 minutes.

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Welcome to my little corner of the world. I have always been interested in astronomy since I was a kid watching the Skylab flyovers. I have only been serious since around August of 2003 during the Mars encounter.. I realized that the scope I received for Xmas 2002 was not going to do the job (Tasco 60mm Luminova "650x") when attempted views of Jupiter looked like a bright white blob. After some serious re-evaluation about what scope would best suit my needs, I settled on a Celestron C8 Advanced Series SGT which I purchased in June of 2003 and received the first week of August 2003. This has been a very good investment for me and have been very pleased with it's performance. I have added various accessories for visual observing, afocal photography for my Olympus C-2100 (digital) and Pentax K-1000 (35mm), and prime focus/piggyback astrophotography. These items are all listed on My Equipment page. I am not, by all means, a skilled astrophotographer or astonomer, but this hobby is one I thoroughly enjoy.

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