without my permission.
All Milky Way Photos were Taken on 9/16/2003 Using my Olympus OM-1 Camera
With the G. Zuiko 50 MM Lens.
The F Setting I used was 2,8 and all Photos were Exposed for 5 Minutes.
I used Fuji Color Superia X-TRA 800 Film and I am Pleased with the results.
For Tracking I used the Orion MIN-EQ Tabletop Equatorial Mount with the EQ-1M
Electronic Drive Made by Orion.
I had to make my own counter weight because the one that is shipped with the
unit is too heavy ( 4.7 Lbs ) and too wide, 3 inches. ( Not Shown In Photos )
The Problem is the counter weight hits the drive motor because of the width.
I have contacted Orion about this problem and nothing has changed thus far.
This problem only happens when using a camera on the mount.
My Stainless Steel counter weight is about 2.5 Pounds,
1 & 5/8 inches wide and 4 inches long. ( see photos below )
The Star Trails Photo was taken about 2 years ago.
Exposure time was a half hour and it is a photo of the Pleiades in Taurus.
All moon Photos were taken thru a Mead 6 inch F-8 Starfinder with a
Mead Camera Adapter.
I did forget the film speed and type I was using but remember when doing
Moon Photos keep your exposure time under 1 second.
Remember, the moon is brighter than the day time sky.
If it were not, " you would never see it during the day time ".