| With a dark sky and a steady mounting, the schmidt camera is by far the best overall astrograph for a variety of skyshooting. I use two such instruments, a Celestron 8 inch f/1.5 and 5.5 inch f/1.65. Both use roll film holders made from paper clips and can accept filters for tricolor work of a standard 48mm size that have been modified with Wratten filters inside them. Exposure times range from 2 to 50 minutes depending on the film and filter combination employed. All of the images are digitally scanned with a slide scanner and combined with Picture Window and Adobe Photoshop for the final composite. Successful films have included hypered 2415, Pro400PPF, PJ400, E200 and Elite 100. |
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This is my 8 inch schmidt camera up at the new observatory in Happy Jack Arizona. It is mounted on a home made mounting, with a Byers 10 inch Starmaster Drive. |
IC443 - NGC2174 With Schmidt
SMonoceros Region With Schmidt
Center of Auriga with Schmidt Camera from Happy Jack
Sharpless 2-262 Region
IC2162 Region with Schmidt
Ultra Deep Witch Head Nebula
My deepest Double Cluster yet!
Sword Region with Schmidt
NGC7000 and The Pelican
IC1396 in Cepheus with Schmidt Rho Ophiuchi on Supra 400
Beta Scorpi Region
M8/M20/S34 Region
M24 - M17 Region
Sagittarius Spout Steam starcloud
M8 to M16 Schmidt Panorama
M22 with Schmidt at Happy Jack
M20 - M24 region with Schmidt
M24 splendor with Schmidt
M6 - M7 with Schmidt From Happy Jack
Omega Centauri with the Schmidt
M11-Scutum Star Cloud Schmidt
NGC6726 Nebs
The Alpha Scuti Region
The Veil Neb with Schmidt
Beta/Nu Scorpii With Schmidt
Coat Hanger Cluster Region
Crescent Region with Schmidt
M24 with Schmidt
Sharpless 132 Schmidt
Rho Ophiuchi Even DEEPER
Giant Schmidt Pipe Nebula Montage
M16 - M17 Montage with Schmidt
The Helix nebula with the Schmidt
Four Schmidt Shooters
M44 with Schmidt
NGC6357 with Schmidt
Table of Scorpius with Schmidt Camera
The Ara Nebula
NGC1432 and IC353 Nebulosities
IC2118 The Witchead Nebula
Uniqe Photo Supra and Schmidt Focus
Rosette and SNR
The Gum Nebula in Vela
M45 -M46 with Schmidt
M6-M7 Schmidt On Supra 400
Baade's Window
M7 and dense starfield
M16 Region with Schmidt Camera
NGC1499 in Perseus
Barnard Loop Region
M42 Sword Nebulosites
NGC869-884
Belt of Orion and IC426
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 Gamma Cygni - The Butterfly Nebula. 8" f/1.5, four 6 minute exposures on Kodak Pro400ppf combined, Payson AZ |
 NGC7000 - The North America Neblua. 8" f/1.5, four 6 minute exposures on Kodak Pro400ppf combined, Payson AZ |
 M16 Region - The Eagle Nebula and North. 8" f/1.5, two 6 minute exposures on Kodak Pro400ppf combined, Payson AZ |
 M24 Region - Rich starfiled in Sagitarius, 8" f/1.5, four 6 minute exposures on Kodak Pro400ppf combined, Payson AZ |
 M45 - The Seven Sisters Cluster and Reflection Nebulostity, 8" f/1.5, two 6 minute exposures on Kodak Pro400ppf combined, Payson AZ |
 M6 Region - Spectacular butterfly cluster surrounded by milkyway and red nebulosity situated in a dark nebula. 8" f/1.5, two 6 minute exposures on Kodak Pro400ppf combined, Payson AZ |
 Lagoon and Trifid - Rich nebulous field in Sagitarius superimposed on a dark nebula. 8" f/1.5, two 6 minute exposures on Kodak Pro400ppf combined, Payson AZ |
 Pipe Nebula - The bowl of the dark pipe nebula in Ophiuchus. 8" f/1.5, two 6 minute exposures on Kodak Pro400ppf combined, Payson AZ |
 Rho Ophiuchi - Colorful reflection and emission nebulosity in Ophiuchus. 8" f/1.5, two 6 minute exposures on Kodak Pro400ppf combined, Payson AZ |
 IC1805 - Emission Nebula near Cassiopiea. 8" f/1.5, two 6 minute exposures on Kodak Pro400ppf combined, Payson AZ |
 Sharpless 205 - Extremely dim nebulosties in Perseus. 8" f/1.5, four 6 minute exposures on Kodak Pro400ppf combined, Payson AZ |
 Cygnus Superbubble - 8" f/1.5, two 6 minute exposures on Kodak Pro400ppf combined, Payson AZ |
 Table Of Scorpius - Note extensive wisps in field, 8" f/1.5, two 6 minute exposures on Kodak Pro400ppf combined, Payson AZ |
 Lambda Orionis - Giant Bubble of nebulosity in Orion, barely fits the field! 8" f/1.5, two 6 minute exposures on Kodak Pro400ppf combined, Payson AZ |
 Beta Scorpi - Extremely faint reflection nebula in Scorpius. 8" f/1.5, two 6 minute exposures on Kodak Pro400ppf combined, Payson AZ |
 Veil Nebula - Supernova remanent in Cygnus. 8" f/1.5, two 6 minute exposures on Kodak Pro400ppf combined, Payson AZ |
