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Shot in the same spot as the previous photo. This is why I paid the ridiculous idiot-tax for the Eximus 22mm.
Had an 0.5x wide converter for digicams lying around that I'd picked up dirt-cheap from a closing-down sale at this dodgy camera joint in Sydney. Works out OK on the Eximus, better than the dodgy fisheye accessories they sell for them. And if you can tolerate the horrendously distorted edges, it's 11mm (about 7.5mm for you cropped DSLR people) in a pocket camera.
RA: 04h 03m 18.00s, Dec: +36° 25′ 18.0″
The California Nebula (NGC 1499/Sh2-220) is an emission nebula located in the constellation Perseus, lying at a distance of about 1,000 light years from Earth. It was discovered by E. E. Barnard in 1884.
OTA: 135 mm f/3.5 Samyang Lens
(iTelescope T80, Entre Encinas y Estrellas, Spain)
Camera: ZWO ASI-1600MM-Pro
Mount: Paramount MyT
Guiding: ZWO 30 F/4 guidescope with Loadstar SX2
Total integration time: 6 hr 15 min
25 x 300 sec SII (bin x1) mapped to RED channel
30 x 300 sec Ha (bin x1) mapped to GREEN channel
20 x 300 sec OIII (bin x1) mapped to BLUE channel
Data acquisition: 28/09/2023 - 10/10/2023 (iTelescope)
Calibration: iTelescope
Alignment & stacking: PixInsight
Post-processing: Photoshop
Have a look at the sign on the wall in the bottom-left corner - the distortion from this lens+converter combo has completely obliterated its details.
Another cheap 120 camera making its debut here - this one's an Agfa Isola I. It's a bit like a plasticky version of the Bencini - red window, telescoping lens, very limited aperture and shutter speed options. It's got a built-in yellow filter, flash sync and cable release sockets, which is pretty handy.
This photo's come out pretty soft. Have to do some more testing before I put it down to the lens, as this was shot on a crappy tripod on a balcony with people moving around. Makes a nice change from excessively crispy night skylines anyway.
Idaho Football Stadium Nearing Completion
Production Date: 1971
Source Type: Artist Rendering
Printer, Publisher, Photographer: Associated Press Wirephoto (#eg61545/uiho/1971)
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This view looks southeast toward Paradise Ridge. The following description is provided with this artist rendering of the new University of Idaho football stadium:
(SX2)MOSCOW, Idaho, June 11 -- NEW VANDAL HOME -- Construction is rapidly nearing completion for the new University of Idaho football stadium. It is being readied for the Vandal's season opener Sept. 11 against Boise State. The structure includes 18,000 bench-type seats on a concrete foundation, a press box and concession stands. Next fall's games will be played on the present grass turf. Officials say they plan to add artificial turf and cover the stadium at a later date. AP WIREPHOTO/eg61545/uiho/1971.
The stadium was indeed covered with a roof and named the Kibbie Dome. Construction of the all wood truss dome took place in ten months starting in 1974, with completion taking place before the fall football season in 1975. In 1976, the American Society of Civil Engineers bestowed their Structural Engineering Achievement Award to the builders of the Kibbie Dome.
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