[OM] Re: Yesterday's Lunar Eclipse

[Chuck Norcutt]

Nearly my own setup too... f/10 Celestron 8 with OM-1 and off-axis 
guider.  Too damned hard.  That's why I gave it up.  Deep sky 
astrophotography that is.  I still have the OM-1 and Celestron 8 with 
1970's technology variable frequency oscillator for the clock drive.

Chuck Norcutt

Richard Lovison wrote:

> 
> In the past, I did photography using an OM-1 and an off-axis guider or 
> T-mount connected to the Meade.  The lunar eclipse in this article:
> 
> http://zone-10.com/cmsm/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=134&Itemid=1
> 
> was taken with the OM-1 coupled to the Meade using the T-mount.
> 
> Deep sky work was quite a challenge with f11 optics... 1 hour exposures 
> were not uncommon.  Imagine for that hour having your eye fixed to an 
> eyepiece with cross-hairs, making small corrections in drive speed and 
> declination to keep a faint guide star centered... ooo what fun. ;)
> 
> Richard

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