Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site bonnie.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!emh From: emh@bonnie.UUCP (Edward M. Hummel) Newsgroups: net.astro,net.rec.photo,net.astro.expert Subject: Getting started in astrophotography Message-ID: <503@bonnie.UUCP> Date: Tue, 9-Jul-85 08:09:47 EDT Article-I.D.: bonnie.503 Posted: Tue Jul 9 08:09:47 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 11-Jul-85 04:45:33 EDT Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Whippany NJ Lines: 20 Xref: watmath net.astro:734 net.rec.photo:1430 net.astro.expert:151 > I am interested in amateur astrophtography and would >appreciate any suggestions on what I need to get started or any >advice at all. I have a Canon AE-1, with 135mm/f2.8 >and 50mm/f1.8 lenses. I would like to start with some simple >projects that don't involve motor driven mounts or fancy lenses; >maybe star-trails, meteor showers or the moon. > What are people's experience? What type of film should >I get? What range of apertures and shutter times? I posted the above, about a week ago. About half of the responses were requests for a copy of any information I might receive. In another week or so (depending on the rate of responses), I will post a summary follow-up. Thanks. emh for: Jean Hummel {ihnp4,allegra,...}!clyde!bonnie!emh