First Astrophotos with Pentax 6x7

September 2004. Pentax 6x7 piggyback on the C14, Ektachrome 200 pushed 1 stop. Scanned by Tony Hallas. 

 

Cygnus region
Camera: Pentax 6x7
Lens: Pentax 105mm f/2.4 @ f/2.4
Technique: Piggyback on (and hand-guided with) a Celestron 14 CGE

Film: Kodak Ektachrome 200 pushed 1 stop
Exposure: About 15 minutes
The dark shadow in the forefront is the tube of the C14.

Below: Same picture as above after color-correction and correction for vignetting

 

The Milky Way through Sagittarius (left) and Cygnus (upper right)
Camera: Pentax 6x7
Lens: Pentax Fisheye 35mm f/4.5 @f/4.5
Technique: Piggyback on (and hand-guided with) a Celestron 14 CGE (tube visible as shadow in the front center)

Film: Kodak Ektachrome 200 pushed 1 stop
Exposure: About 25 minutes

Below: Same picture as above after color correction and correction for vignetting