Solar eclipse, May 10, 1994, photographed by eye piece project onto a movie screen in Essex Junction, Vermont. This photograph, by Lance Micklus, shows the eclipse at its peak.

35 mm Astro Photography

These photos demonstrate how easy it is to do astrophotography using only a 35 mm camera,
a tripod, and high speed film. For these pictures, Kodak Ektachrome 400 slide films was
used - push processed 2 stops to ASA 1600.

Big Dipper Photographed November 10, 1985 Ektachrome 400 pushed 2 stops F 1.7 40 seconds	M81 and M82 Photographed October 12, 1985 Ektachrome 400 pushed 2 stops F 1.7 40 seconds 50mm lens	Little Dipper Photographed October 22, 1985 Ektachrome 400 pushed 2 stops F 1.7 40 seconds 50mm lens	Cassiopea Photographed October 12, 1985 Ektachrome 400 pushed 2 stops F 1.7 15 seconds 50mm lens
Cassiopea and the Milk Way Photographed October 12, 1985 Ektachrome 400 pushed 2 stops F 1.7 40 seconds 50mm lens	Andromeda Wide Photographed October 22, 1985 Ektachrome 400 pushed 2 stops F 2.8 60 seconds 28mm lens	Auriga Photographed Ocotber 12, 1985 Ektachrome 400 pushed 2 stops F 1.7 40 seconds 50mm lens	Orion Photographed Ocotber 12, 1985 Ektachrome 400 pushed 2 stops F 1.7 15 seconds 50mm lens

THE VERMONT ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

Lance joined the V.A.S. in 1985 when he first started learning the basics of astronomy. Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month. This site contains current information about upcoming meetings and other activities.

STELLARIUM

Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.

The SETI project to find radio signal from needs your help. A small program, that you install on your computer, processes raw data collected from the receiving station has collected and send the results back to the SETI Web site. You'll be doing real work and you can see the results on your computer screen.

ASTRONOMY MAGAZINE

ASTRONOMY MAGAZINE should be your first choice if you 're just starting out as a stargazer or a serious hobbiest. Each month it features many easy to understand articles and is well illustrated. Their WEB site often contains updated information that was to late to print in the current issue.

ASTRONOMY AND SPACE RESOURCE

This website is an excellent resource for teachers and students wanting to learn more about astronomy.

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