Photographs taken Oct 17, 1997

• Film: Kodak Elite ASA 100 color slide film
• When: Oct 17, 1997 (and a few Oct 19, 1997)
• Time: 9:30 PM EDT to 11:15 PM EDT
• Where: RIT observatory grounds
• Who: Michael Richmond (with Anne Young present)
• Instrument: Edmund Astroscan 4.25-inch reflector, sitting on simple alt-az tripod, no tracking.
• Eyepiece: Edmund RKE 28mm
• Camera: Olympus OM-G with Vivitar 75-205mm zoom telephoto lens. Camera lens set to f/8. Camera sitting on tripod, with lens a few cm away from eyepiece.

10:42 EDT. Use telephoto lens set to 205 mm, f/8.

1. Introductory out of focus shot of moon.
2. Introductory out of focus shot of moon.
3. automatic exposure of moon (two days past full)
4. automatic exposure of moon (-2/3 stop)
5. automatic exposure of moon (-4/3 stop)
6. automatic exposure of moon
7. automatic exposure of moon (+2/3 stop)
8. automatic exposure of moon (+4/3 stop)
9. manual exposure of moon: 1/500 sec
10. manual exposure of moon: 1/250 sec
11. manual exposure of moon: 1/125 sec
12. manual exposure of moon: 1/60 sec
13. manual exposure of moon: 1/30 sec
14. manual exposure of moon: 1/15 sec
15. manual exposure of moon: 1/8 sec
16. manual exposure of moon: 1/4 sec
17. manual exposure of moon: 1/2 sec
18. manual exposure of moon: 1/1 sec

    11:06 PM EDT. Set zoom lens to 75mm, stay at f/8.

19. manual exposure of moon: 1 sec
20. manual exposure of moon: 1 sec
21. automatic exposure of moon
22. automatic exposure of moon (-2/3 stop)
23. automatic exposure of moon (-4/3 stop)
24. automatic exposure of moon (+2/3 stop)
25. automatic exposure of moon (+4/3 stop)
26. manual exposure of moon: 1/125 sec
27. manual exposure of moon: 1/60 sec
28. manual exposure of moon: 1/30 sec
29. manual exposure of moon: 1/15 sec
30. manual exposure of moon: 1/8 sec

    End of pictures of moon from 10/17.

    Pictures taken 10/19 at home in Rochester, NY, from back porch. 28mm lens set to f/3.4, on tripod, no tracking. All exposure times approximate, counting "One-banana, two-banana." Time approx 8:30 - 8:55 PM EDT.

31. manual exposure of Lacerta (but mis-pointed?): 10 sec
32. manual exposure of Lacerta (but mis-pointed?): 20 sec
33. manual exposure of Lacerta (but mis-pointed?): 40 sec
34. manual exposure of Lacerta, with de-focusing every 30 sec: 30+30+30+30+30 sec total
35. manual exposure of Lacerta, about 7 minutes (length of "Freebird" live performance video)

    Switch to 205mm telephoto lens, accidently set to f/14.

36. manual exposure of M31: 20 sec
    black empty frame
37. manual exposure of M31: 40 sec
    black empty frame

    Zoom to 75m telephoto lens, still accidently set to f/14.

38. manual exposure of M31: 30 sec
    black empty frame
39. manual exposure of M31: 40 sec
    black empty frame