Re: Nighttime and astrophotography with IR

[boblong@xxxxxxxxxxx (Robert Long)]

On Wed, 04 Sep 1996 06:47:01 +0100, RECTOR TRAVIS ARTHU wrote:

|exciting, and the grain was unbelievably bad (or "good" depending on one's
|preference ;)  Partly because it was HIE, but I also think it had to do with 
|the fact the film expired in 1976!). 

Heh, heh!  A wonder you got an image at all!

|The landscape shot worked very well.
|Usually Moonlit landscapes turn the sky blue over extended exposure, causing
|the picture to look like daytime; but this shot keeps the feeling of the
|night very well.

Of course even HIE exposed in daylight often yields images that
suggest moonlight--partly because of the black skies, but also because
of the dense shadows..

|I'll bring it in and post it to the IR gallery. 

Can't wait!  Thank you.

BL

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