Thursday 19 October 2017


ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY

 
THE CLASSIC CELESTRON 8
TELESCOPE
 
photographs taken with this telescope
 
THE MOON
 
 
PRIME FOCUS F10
 
 
 
LUNAR ECLIPSE
 
 
PHOTO  SEQUENCE
OF TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON
CELESTRON 8 PRIME FOCUS F10
fuji 800 asa film
 
 
THE SUN
 
 
 
 
EYEPIECE PROJECTION
PRIME FOCUS
 
 
 
THE PLANETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DEEP SKY OBJECTS
  
 
M13
 STAR CLUSTER IN HERCULES
40min exposure
 
 
THE DOUBLE CLUSTER
 
 
GALAXIES M81 & M82
IN THE BIG DIPPER
120 MINUTE EXPOSURE
 
 
THE WHIRPOOL GALAXY
 
2 EXPOSURES OF 40 MINUTES
LAYERED/MERGED ADOBE
KODAK SPECTROSCOPIC FILM
 
 
THE SEVEN SISTERS
IN TAURUS
 
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WIDE FIELD PHOTOGRAHY OF THE SKY
CELESTRON 8 USED AS GUIDE SCOPE
 
 
 

My Father With My Telescopes 1979

6 inch F5

14 inch F5

8 inch F8

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My 14 inch F5 Star-liner Telescope 1979
 
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Transit of Venus & The Partial Lunar Eclipse


The skies cleared for an hour or so on the morning of June 4th 2012, enough for a few shots of the Lunar Partial Eclipse.
 

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June 5th 2012 gave way through the clouds
to view the Transit of Venus



 

All images taken with Fuji Fine Pix
camera. Auto exposure 12x