Heart and Soul with Double Cluster on Ektachrome

            Taken at Calstar 2024 with the Schneider 450mm at F6.  2 hour exposure of this area. Fresh Ektachrome E100 with  1 stop push in E6 development.

White balance set on the dark areas near the Heart Nebula.  Many stars have a bright blue tint.  I don't think this is due to underfocused light, I think that this is because of the film and processing.  It could also be due to the stars in this part of the galaxy.  The red nebula is brought up with contrast in Lightroom.

I like how the dark nebula shows up on this shot.  There are also areas of extended red glow below the Heart and Soul that form Sh2-202.  Nice that this is readily visible.

The mount used on this shot was the GM11-8 hybrid which has an RA axis from the Losmandy G11 and the GM8 DEC.  This setup suffers from high DEC backlash, making it sensitive to polar alignment.    It may not be strong enough for long film work and will probably be only used for visual or other wide field work.

Taken on: November 30, 2024

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450mm

Ektachrome

Heart and Soul

Astronomy

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Sets appears in: • Calstar 2024 • Film Astrophotography

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Camera: EPSON Perfection V800/V850 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	EPSON Perfection V800/V850
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 14.0.1 (Windows)
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