Milky Way in Perseus

 

Date:            February 1999

Location:      Tucson Arizona - Empire Ranch Observing Site       

Equipment:   Canon F-1, 50mm f1.4 lens set to f2.8, Equatorial Camera Platform manually guided using an Orion Short Tube 80.

Conditions:   Outstanding, dark and clear.

Film:             Kodak Ektapress PJ400

Exposure:     10 Minutes

Comments:   The constellation Perseus with the Double Cluster visible in the upper right and the California Nebula visible in the lower left.