Polaris with dob

Kieken · #1 23-07-2005, 01:13 AM

I've made an image of Polaris last week. It's the first time that i've made one threw my Starhopper. You can (clearly) see that Polaris is a double. The camera was a Canon AV-1 and the used film was Kodak Superia 800. I've tried to do some processing but can't get my star really white (on the original it's also white so ...).

http://users.pandora.be/willy.geys3/...05/Polaris.jpg

All help is welcome .

beren · #2 23-07-2005, 01:01 PM

Nice shot Kieken , especially for someone at Lat 32s

Astroman (Andrew Wall) · #3 23-07-2005, 01:14 PM

I tried Polaris once from my home, but the ground got in the way. Nice capture Kieken.

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #4 23-07-2005, 02:07 PM

Hey! That gives me an idea!!
NASA should put some really big mirrors in orbit around the Earth so we can see the Nthn Hemi Sky and Visa-Versa!!!

(Won't work but it sounds good)

Good capture of the double Keiken!

slice of heaven · #5 23-07-2005, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Astroman

I tried Polaris once from my home, but the ground got in the way. Nice capture Kieken.

ErwinvdVelden · #6 24-07-2005, 02:16 PM

Well done Robin!

Not an easy object given the 6 magnitude difference.

Here's my shot, but with a 20 minutes exposure time and 2000 mm focal length.

C8 in prime focus on a Vixen GP DX.

Of course the companion doesn't show up on this shot, but it is a nice demonstration how boring this part of the sky is (which also applies to the SCP region).

Cheers,

Kieken · #7 24-07-2005, 08:04 PM

Yep, it's boring overthere. Still it's the only part of the sky that I can capture on film by using long exposures without any other equipment.

Man, I need a motorized mount, and fast.