The
Details |
| Object |
Geosynchronous
satellite trails in the field of view of Pallas |
| Optics |
Takahashi
FSQ106 at f/5 |
| Platform |
Paramount
ME on an ATS Portable Pier |
| Camera |
SBIG
ST-8 XME at -20°C self-guiding |
| Field
of View |
90' x 60' |
| Image
scale |
7
arcsec/pixel |
| Exposure |
395
x 10", Binned 2x2 |
| Proccessing |
Images
dark subtracted and scanned for satellite trails. Each group of trails
were average combined in Image Plus 2.82. These were then combined together
using the maximum option to produce the final image. |
| Location |
Ningaloo Skies Observatory, Exmouth, Western
Australia |
| Date |
8
September 2007 |
| Notes |
Still
looking for a better way to maintain the brightness of the trails in
the individual frames which is lost when combining many individual images. |
