The Hyades, Plejades and Jupiter
In August 2000, Jupiter was passing the "Golden Gate of the Ecliptic" and I decided
to capture it with a widefield lens. Jupiter is the brightest Object in the field,
the Plajades can be seen on the right hand side, the Hyades are close to the bottom of the picture.
Equipment:
Teleskope: Meade LX 200 at f/10 - used for guiding only
Reducer: none
Camera: Pentax ES II - piggybacked on telescope
Lens: Tamron 50 mm
f / Stop: f/4
Film: Kodak Elitechrome 200
Exposure: 20 minutes
Conditions: good
Date: August 25th, 2000
© 2001 Aike M. Voelker