Astrophotos

Location: Mount Pinos, CA
Date: March 28-29, 2003
Subject: M42 in Orion
Exposure: Two 45-min. exposures for luminance. One 45-min exposure for color. Combined and adjusted in Adobe Photoshop.
Telescope: Borg 100ED @ f/6.6
Mount: Losmandy GM-8
Guiding: ST-4 autoguider
Film: Kodak Supra 400 for luminance; Fuji Super HQ 100 for color
Comments: Terrible nights for photography. Lots of high cirrus and gusty winds.