M27, the Dumbbell Nebulae
Here you can see M27, the Dumbbell Nebulea some 900 light years away from Earth.
This shot was made at full focal lenght (2500mm) of my LX 200 10". This is the first shot I have made
on color negative film, the Kodak Royal 1000, even though this film records lots of colors, the grain is very intense.
As you can see on the trailed stars my polar alignement was very bad and furthermore the shutter of my
camera did not close - so I had to touch the scope to end the exposure. Anyways, better than nothing!
Equipment:
Teleskope: Meade LX 200 at f/10 guided with GEG
Reducer: none
Camera: Nikon F3HP
Lens: through telescope at 2500mm
f - Stop: f/10
Film: Kodak Royal 1000
Exposure: 20 minutes
Conditions: good
Date: July 28th, 2001
© 2001 Aike M. Voelker