Elizabeth W.

Prelude II

Eliz's Prelude II
© Elizabeth W.

date: 07 December 2006, 06:37am
location: Alexandria, VA (balcony)
film: CMOS chip ISO 400 equivalent, f/5.6
exposure: 0.5 sec.
camera setup: Canon EOS 20Da, 85mm (28-135mm lens)
telescope setup: none

comments: Mercury (high) and Jupiter (above cloudbank) are easy, Mars is about halfway between them
original image: IMG_4929.CR2

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© Elizabeth W.
date: 07 December 2006, 06:11am
exposure: 0.2 sec.
camera setup: Canon EOS 20Da, 28mm (28-135mm lens)

comments: View from balcony. Lots of light pollution! That's the Potomac River and MD. The cloudbank looked worrisome but the planets got high enough to clear it before the sky got too bright.
original image: IMG_4882.CR2 		view later
© Elizabeth W.
date: 07 December 2006, 06:43am
exposure: 2.5 sec.
camera setup: Canon EOS 20Da, 28mm (28-135mm lens)

comments: It's only about 30 minutes later. But pretty much too bright to get good shots now of the planets.
original image: IMG_4949.CR2
Eliz's Prelude II

© Elizabeth W.
date: 07 December 2006, 06:34am
exposure: 0.5 sec.
camera setup: Canon EOS 20Da, 135mm (28-135mm lens)

comments: Mercury (high) and Jupiter (above cloudbank) are easy, Mars is about halfway between them
original image: IMG_4922.CR2