From memory - and we are talking almost 20yrs ago - this was with a 50mm lens, piggybacked onto a old Celestron C8. The school had some permanently mounted piers on concrete pads. I just put the camera onto the scope, opened the shutter and walked away for 20-30mins. The tracking and polar alignment must have been pretty close!!!!!
This was probably 200ASA print film. I'm still impressed by the detail in the scan of the negative.
Problem with film was the delayed gratification - didn't see this until probably two weeks after I took it - therefore I never knew I was onto a winner with polar alignment and tracking that night...
The digital age has changed the way we look at everything - instantaneous gratification is the norm. We now place importance on a camera downloading it's image in seconds. The new SBIG cameras are including an ethernet socket, not just USB - the amount of data and speed are mindboggling.
Why does everyone from the "other side" call Astrophotography "The Dark Side". I am with Mike S on this one and think we should call it The Bright Side as we see 100x more than the visually handicapped fellas
Why does everyone from the "other side" call Astrophotography "The Dark Side". I am with Mike S on this one and think we should call it The Bright Side as we see 100x more than the visually handicapped fellas
Because "the dark side" sounds so much better, especially when said in a deep ominous voice.