[AZ-Observing] Re: Amazing Saturn and Jupiter
- From: Wil Milan <wmilan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 22:04:45 -0700
At 09:54 PM 11/27/2001, you wrote:
>Amazing! You can really tell if something is going on there, can't you?
>How do you get f/68 out of a C14? Or is that f/6.8? Must be f/68 to look
>that good. I've heard of up to f/100 on some scopes. Stopped down or some
>lens combo?
Probably eyepiece projection, i.e., using an eyepiece to project the
magnified planet image onto the CCD. Not really all that complicated, but
difficult to execute with such perfection. Ed Grafton is truly a master at
this stuff.
Wil Milan
http://www.astrophotographer.com/
"The heavens declare the glory of God
And the firmament proclaims His handiwork."
-- Psalm 19:1
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