During my last visit in the Provence for theATOS-project I visited my good friends Caroline and Jean-Luc Plouvier from the Domaine de la Blaque in Varages. You should visit them. It's paradise.
Was able to use Jean-Luc's Mesu 200 mount to make some astrophotos with the Zeiss Jena 1000mm f5.6 Spiegelobjektiv.
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We will also bring the Halton Arp archive to the ATT-fair.
Unique document.
Moon, Zeiss Jena 1000mm f/5.6 Spiegelobjektiv
M13 in Hercules, Zeiss Jena 1000mm f/5.6 Spiegelobjektiv
The 1000 Spiegelobjektiv (mirror lens) was manufactured always in a Pentacon Six mount with appropriate35mm mount adaptor included ( M42, Exakta, & Praktina ).
This is one of the mythical lenses made by Carl Zeiss Jena with a fantastic finishing. Mechanical and optical a masterpiece.
Tested the Spiegelobjektiv with a Sony Alpha 7S and it's an excellent lens. Also for astrophotography
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Dramatic version of the Mercurius Transit
Mercurius Transit: 10cm Polarex prime focus
Mercurius Transit: 30cm Cassegrain f:44
Combination of Mutar and Barcom
Full frame Sony
The old lady is the Gajdusek-Kozelsky 16cm f:15 refractor. The telescope is mounted on the Fullerscopes MK IV
This long achromat is an excellent telescope for Moon Photography.
See some photos made with telescope in the Astrophotography section of this blog.
First light for an experimental astrocamera made from a Zeiss Jena Tessar 250mm f4,5
The astrocamera is equiped with a 2" moonlight focuser. Makes focusing easier.
The lens is a view camera lens 250mm f:4,5 Tessar made by Carl Zeiss Jena.
Photo taken two nights ago. Moon and high nebulosity: not the best circumstances for astrophotography.
The mount is the Skywatcher Star Adventurer. A very nice traveller mount.
The Orion Nebula
Crop of the precious photo
The Pleiads
It's only a 15cm or 6" f:10 Maksutov telescope but it looks and feels like a much bigger instrument.
All metal, no plastic and a lot of beautiful glass made in the 1970's..
The Mk63 sits on an equatorial wedge with a motor and controller on the RA. It runs smooth.
Nice feature is the small Maksutov Guiding Scope.
The complete set with original adapters makes it easy to attach a camera to the scope.
First result: full Moon
A collection of vintage deep sky photos presented by AnamorFose Photo Gallery.
Astrophotography was an important motivator for the development of early photography.
AnamorFose (www.anamorfose.be) is a Belgian based art dealer specialized in vintage photography from 1880 until 1950.
A collection of vintage solar eclipse photos presented by AnamorFose Photo Gallery.
AnamorFose (www.anamorfose.be) is a Belgian based art dealer specialized in vintage photography from 1880 until 1950.
A personal history of photography Photography is malicious and dark Following two historical Collector’s Room Updates (pictorialism and modernism) the third Update is a unique perspective on photography and its history with images exploring the boundaries of conventional photography. Photography as a medium explodes and loses its traditional connotations. Historically accurate but not educational. A thematic group exhibition with original photographs by: E.E. Barnard (USA), Nikolaï Kossikoff (BE
The opening, on February 26, includes a lecture by Xavier Debeerst, one of the world’s experts on astrophotography, telescopes, and astronomical ephemera.
The evolution of photography has
