Panorama of northern spring sky, taken from home at latitude of +51* N, April 10, 2004. Taken with 35mm full-frame fish-eye lens on Pentax 6x7 camera, at f/5, Fujichrome 400F slide film, and 35 minute exposure. Glow layer added to emphasize bright stars. Jupiter is brghtest object, in Leo at centre right.
Panorama of northern spring sky, taken from home at latitude of +51° N, April 10, 2004. Taken with 35mm full-frame fish-eye lens on Pentax 6x7 camera, at f/5, Fujichrome 400F slide film, and 35 minute exposure. Glow layer added to emphasize bright stars. Jupiter is brghtest object, in Leo at centre right. Meteor at upper left is a bonus. Stars at top of frame are a bit sharper in this one, vs #3 pan but #3 taken later is better framed. #1 Pan was taken earlier and shows spring stuff rising in east -- #2 and #3 show stuff more due south. Zodiacal band faintly visible from Jupiter down to Spica as blue band.
Spring Sky panorama -- sky rising, facing east in early evening April, 2004. Jupiter is at upper right in Leo. Shows Dipper pointing to Polaris and Little Dipper and down to Arcturus. Come Berenices cluster visible at upper right. Taken with Pentax 6x7 camera with 35mm wide-angle fish-eye lens from hom April 10, 2004. Fujichrome 400F 120-format film (very fined grained for 400 speed film). 35 minute exposure at f/5. Tracked but not guided. Slight aurora adds purple yellow glow at lower left to NE horizon. Glow layer added in Photoshop to fuzz stars.