Monday, February 27, 2012

New Astro Photos From Feb. 18!

New photos taken using the medium format tracking rig:



These were all taken late Saturday the 18th. (maybe one weekend off?) Exposures were ranging from 20-30 minutes. The tracking rig is in it's final iteration here with enclosed drivers and external battery power for the camera. The [camera] requires the battery to open and hold the shutter, and we were getting 5-6 shots per battery... per expensive, non-standard battery! There are some trails in these images, but that's likely due to performing the Polaris alignment a little hastily. Please see the highlights below, but the entire slideshow is on photobucket.com.



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