Observing Log for Mike Durkin
4/28/2013 about 2:30AM-4:00AM
Locust Valley, NY
Transparency: 7/10, Seeing 3/5
Temperature: about 40-50 degrees
Equipment: Hutech modified Canon Rebel XT, AstroTrac
Imaged comet PANSTARRS C/2011 L4, which was pretty low to the horizon, about 20 degrees.
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Average combined Camera: Hutech modified Canon Rebel XT Lens: 75-300mm at 300mm, f/5.6 ISO: 800 Exposure: 66x30 seconds Tracking with AstroTrac Processed in Photoshop and MaxDSLR |
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Median combined Camera: Hutech modified Canon Rebel XT Lens: 75-300mm at 300mm, f/5.6 ISO: 800 Exposure: 66x30 seconds Tracking with AstroTrac Processed in Photoshop and MaxDSLR |
4/27/2013 about 3:00AM-5:30AM
Locust Valley, NY
Transparency: 6/10, Seeing 2/5
Temperature: about 40-50 degrees
Equipment: Hutech modified Canon Rebel XT
DSLR photometry of R Lyr, P Cyg, and XY Lyr. There was a mearly full moon out wnd
there also seemed to be a slight haze around everything.
4/6/2013 about 9:00PM-11:00PM
Locust Valley, NY
Transparency: 7/10, Seeing 3/5
Temperature: about 40-50 degrees
Equipment: Hutech modified Canon Rebel XT
DSLR photometry of ε Aur, η Gem, and RS Cnc. There were a lot of cars coming and going,
so I shut down early.
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