Radical Retinoscopy's photostream  

An hour long exposure was taken February 23, 2012 using a Minolta X-700 with Fuji Velvia RVP-100 film. A Peleng 3.5/8mm Fisheye Lens at f/4.0 was used for the image. The lights of Phoenix can be seen as the yellow glow in the right side of the photograph.

Mars was photographed among some thin, high cirrus clouds on the evening of February 23, 2012. I really like the diffusion effect that can be generated by faint cirrus clouds. The diffusion and "bloated" stars really make the colors pop!

Comet Garradd (C/2009 P1) is seen in Draco on the evening of February 23, 2012. This image was made of a stack of eleven 30 second exposures at ISO 3200 with a Canon t2i. The lens was a Canon 100 f/2 prime at f/2.8. Image stacking was accomplished using Images Plus. The series of exposures was taken from a dark sky site in Tonto National Forest, North of Phoenix. Thin cirrus clouds added a diffusion effect to the series of photos. An Orion equatorial platform was used for tracking during the series of photos.

Comet Garradd (C/2009 P1) is seen in Draco on the evening of February 23, 2012. This image was made of a stack of ten 30 second exposures at ISO 3200 with a Canon t2i. The lens was a Canon 100 f/2 prime at f/2.8. Image stacking was accomplished using Images Plus with some cropping and fine-tuning in Photoshop. The series of exposures was taken from a dark sky site in Tonto National Forest, North of Phoenix. Thin cirrus clouds added a diffusion effect to the series of photos. An Orion equatorial platform was used for tracking during the series of photos.

The Orion Nebula (M42) is seen on the evening of February 23, 2012. This image was made of a stack of twelve 30 second exposures at ISO 3200 with a Canon t2i. The lens was a Canon 100 f/2 prime at f/2.8. Image stacking was accomplished using Images Plus. The series of exposures was taken from a dark sky site in Tonto National Forest, North of Phoenix.