CELESTIAL PORTRAITS
A Collection of Astro Imagery
A Collection Of Astro Imagery
An Insight Into Emulsion Astrophotography
Film Equipment
Emulsion Astrophotography
[Film] Emulsion or film-based astrophotography marked the beginning of serious astro-imaging that could be accomplished by amateur astrophotographers. Although most celestial images have been captured using the digital medium, film imaging continues to be an important aspect where fundamentals in image processing are built and further untilised in the digital domain. Film-based images, taken correctly, have vibrant colours and offers a three-dimensional view of the heavens. Portraits of the Milky Way are often popular objects where wide-field film imaging still dominates, compared to the other mediums, and not forgetting star trails images that have captivated everyone both young and old.
Nebulae (Film-based)
Eta Carinae
Lagoon
NGC7000
Horsehead
Swan
Orion
Lagoon
Instrument: Carl Zeiss 300mm
Location: Southern Australia
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Instrument: Carl Zeiss 300mm
Location: Mersing, Malaysia
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Instrument: Carl Zeiss 300mm
Location: Mersing, Malaysia
Comments: Kodak Ektarchrome 200 film
Instrument: Takahashi FSQ106 Refractor
Location: Mersing, Malaysia
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Instrument: Takahashi Epsilon160 Reflector
Location: Mersing, Malaysia
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Instrument: Takahashi Epsilon160 Reflector
Location: Mersing, Malaysia
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Instrument: Takahashi Epsilon160 Reflector
Location: Mersing, Malaysia
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[NEBULAE FILM-BASED] The above is a collection of film-based nebulae images taken using instruments ranging from telephoto lenses to astronomical telescopes. All the images are taken from Malaysia except for the Eta Carinae image which is taken in Australia.
Milky Way (Film-based)
Milky Way
Milky Way 4
Milky Way 5
Milky Way 2
Milky Way 3
Instrument: Nikon 28mm
Location: Batu Layar, Malaysia
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Instrument: Nikon 28mm
Location: Batu Layar, Malaysia
Comments: Collaboration with Joakim Michael Mathews.
Instrument: Nikon 28mm
Location: Batu Layar, Malaysia
Comments: Collaboration with Joakim Michael Mathews.
Instrument: Nikon 50mm
Location: Mersing Malaysia
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Instrument: Nikon 50mm
Location: Mersing Malaysia
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[MILKY WAY FILM-BASED] The above shows a collection of wide-field film-based Milky Way images taken using camera lenses ranging from 28mm to 180mm. Most of them were captured from Malaysia and have exposures typically above 30 minutes, up to a maximum of 1.5 hours.
Sun (Film-based)
Solar Image 1
Solar Image 2
Instrument: Takahashi FSQ106 Refractor
Location: Singapore
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Instrument: Takahashi FSQ106 Refractor
Location: Singapore
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[SUN FILM-BASED] The above shows a collection of film-based solar images taken through astronomical telescopes with the presence of the Baader AstroSolar solar film filter.
Sky Scapes (Film-based)
Lunar Eclipse 050504
Earthshine
Earthshine 2
Comet Neat
Large Magellanic Cloud
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Location: Singapore
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Instrument: Carl Zeiss 300mm
Location: Southern Australia
Comments: Freezing cold!
Instrument: Carl Zeiss 300mm
Location: Mersing, Malaysia
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Instrument: Carl Zeiss 300mm
Location: Mersing, Malaysia
Comments: 20 minutes exposure
Instrument: Nikon 180mm ED
Location: Southern Australia
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[SKYSCAPES FILM-BASED] The above shows a collection of film-based skyscapes and miscellaneous images taken during the course of expeditions.