41° 22' N
81° 56' W
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Most of these images were
taken through the lenses of a Meade 8" LX90 Schmidt-Cassergrain with UHTC,
from northeast Ohio.
41° 22' N
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Digital
Gallery
Nikon D100 I was able to acheive larger images with better contrast, without the graininess of film. The sensitive CCD allows two more steps above ISO 1600, equivalent to 3200 and 6400, respectively. |
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Film
Gallery
Nikon N80 This section includes some of my first attempts as well as better images after some practice, and terrestrial sky photos. I enjoy the challenge of capturing the beautiful open and globular star clusters. |
| Images listed as taken at
f/6.3 are through the LX90 using a Field
Flattener/Focal Reducer.
Images listed as taken at all other ratios used a general purpose 28-80mm zoom lens. |
| Sky and Telescope Magazine | Students for the Exploration and Development of Space |
| Astronomy Picture of the Day | Atlas
of the Universe
Very cool graphics to get your perspective |
| Heavens Above Satellite location Info | |
| J-Pass
Interactive Graphical Satellite location Info |
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