| NOTES |
DATE:
|
Thursday, September 13, 2007 |
TIME:
|
9:23 pm CDT |
| CAMERA: |
Canon
EOS 300D Digital Rebel (unmodified)
|
EXPOSURE:
|
4 minutes @ ISO 800 |
LOCATION:
|
Jim
Edgar Panther Creek State Fish & Wildlife Area - Illinois Dark
Skies Star Party (IDSSP) |
INSTRUMENT:
|
18 -
55 mm Zoom Lens (set at 18 mm) |
PROCESSING:
|
Levels
and curves adjusted with Adobe
Photoshop 7.0 |
COMMENTS:
|
Overall,
the skies at
IDSSP are indeed dark. However, annoying
light pollution is clearly visible to the southwest from the town of
Jacksonville. It spoils this view of the
central bulge of the Milky Way. |
