Astrophotography
Exposure Table:
Film:
Ektachrome Elite 200
|
Subject |
28mm |
200mm |
500mm |
|
Sky Fog Limit |
15 minutes |
50 minutes |
1.7 hours |
|
Bright Nebulae |
30 seconds |
2 minutes |
3 minutes |
|
Faint Nebula |
15 minutes |
50 minutes |
1.7 hours |
|
Galactic Cores |
2 minutes |
7 minutes |
15 minutes |
|
Galaxy Outer Area |
40 minutes |
2 hours |
too long |
|
Comets |
50 seconds |
3 – 5 minutes |
6 – 10 minutes |
Eyepiece
Projection Table:
Film:
Ektachrome Elite 200
|
Planet |
13mm |
13mm Proj. X 2 |
8mm |
|
Mercury |
¼ second |
1 second |
½ second |
|
Venus |
1/60 second |
1/15 second |
1/30 second |
|
Mars |
1/8 second |
1 second |
1/2second |
|
Jupiter |
½ second |
2 seconds |
2 seconds |
|
Saturn |
2 seconds |
9 seconds |
6 seconds |
|
Uranus |
11 seconds |
55 seconds |
35 seconds |
Lunar
Exposures (1st quarter):
Film:
Ektachrome Elite 200
|
200mm |
500mm |
1200mm |
13mm proj. |
8mm proj. |
|
1/500 second |
1/250 second |
1/125 second |
¼ - 1 second |
½ - 1 second |
Lunar
Eclipse Exposures:
Film:
Ektachrome Elite 200
|
200mm |
500mm |
1200mm |
13mm proj. |
8mm proj. |
|
1/250 second |
1/125 second |
1/30 second |
3 – 4 minutes |
4+ minutes |
Solar
Filtered Exposures:
Film:
Ektachrome Elite 200
|
80mm prime |
21mm |
13mm |
8mm |
|
1/1000 second |
1/500 second |
1/125 – 1/250 sec. |
1/60 – 1/125 sec. |