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Mars and Moonlight Caress Lowell's Clark Telescope
Mars and Moonlight Caress Lowell's Clark Telescope
jperez1690


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study IX (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, AZ
Date: Nov 19, 2005
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 30 sec.
Galleries: Science and Technology, Astrophotography
Date Uploaded: Nov 27, 2005

 Curves were applied to enhance brightness and contrast. Sky region was selectively saturated to better bring out blues. Mars was selectively saturated. Masked Curves used to dodge & burn edges of frame to better focus attention on telescope and sky.

Photo was taken during a private evening observation with comet hunter/discoverer Don Machholz and others at the Clark Telescope at Lowell Observatory. Additional photos and story can be found at:

//www.perezmedia.net/beltofvenus/archives/000518.html

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Canon EOS-10D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 12/07/2005 07:01:41 PM
Boy am I ever jealous of your equipment!
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Nikon Df
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 12/06/2005 02:59:35 PM
Great exposer, the sky looks perfect. It almost looks like the larger object in the sky must be mars.
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 12/03/2005 07:27:13 PM
Neat perspective. Great colors, sky maybe a bit oversharpened. A unique astronomical study. Good luck -8-
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 12/01/2005 01:22:13 AM
With that telescope there, you didn't show us some far off nebula??? Oh, saving that for best of 2005, maybe? :-) Nice shot, at any rate.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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