thatīs me in thermal infrared

Bernd Brinkmann´s

images of

The Planets

date
(yy/mm/dd)
time (UT) exp. time
(min/sec)
camera / telescope film / CCD filter
(IF=Interference)
Remarks
Venus am 29.03.2001 (gesamtes Negativ) 2001/03/29 16:55

1/250 sec

automatic
spot

meter set to ISO 40

Celestron 8 @ f/10

Canon EOS 50 E

TP 2415 ---

negative scanned wih Canon CanoScan FS 2710 at 340 dpi

this is the whole negative with scattered light form the sun 8 deg below

position of Venus is marked

the image below is from the same negative

2001/03/29 16:55

1/250 sec

automatic
spot

meter set to ISO 40

Celestron 8 @ f/10

Canon EOS 50 E

TP 2415 ---

film developed 7 min with Agfa G 176 at 20°C

negative scanned wih Canon CanoScan FS 2710 at 2720 dpi

processing with Photoshop:
histogram correction
clipping
save as JPEG


diam. of Venus is 59 arcsec
width of sickle is 6.5 arcsec
angle of sickle is ~ 160 deg
1 pixel = 0.92"

2001/03/27 15:20

automatic
spot

meter set to ISO 40

Celestron 8 @ f/10

Canon EOS 50 E

TP 2415 ---

film developed 7 min with Agfa G 176 at 20°C

negative scanned wih Canon CanoScan FS 2710 at 2720 dpi

processing with Photoshop:
histogram correction
gaussian blur
clipping
save as JPEG

98/11/11 19:10 4 sec

125 mm refraktor with eyepiece projection at Volkssternwarte (public observatory) Herne

f eff ~ 16.4 m

Fuji Sensia 100 ---

color slide scanned with Nikon CoolScan at 2700 dpi

processing with Photoshop:
color corection
clipping
unsharp mask
save as JPEG

98/11/11 19:35 10 sec

125 mm refraktor with eyepiece projection at Volkssternwarte (public observatory) Herne

f eff ~ 16.4 m

Fuji Sensia 100 ---

color slide scanned with Nikon CoolScan at 2700 dpi

processing with Photoshop:
color corection
clipping
unsharp mask
save as JPEG

Jupiter am 17.08.98 um 02:58 UT

Jupiter with moon Io

98/08/17

02:58

3 x 0.3 sec

150 mm refractor with
2 x teleconverter
f eff ~4.5 m

guiding telescope at Askania Schmidt-Camera at
University Observatory Hoher List, Daun, Eifel

Starlight SX

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processing with
MIRA A/P:
bias
dark
flat
register
combine (median)
save as TIF

processing with Photoshop:
log scaling
clipping
unsharp mask
save as JPEG

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last update: 30.03.2001