Two telescopes set up on the side of Mauna Kea. Olivier’s 12″ and my 18″ Deep Violet. A full night of deep sky observing under very nice conditions.
The photo was taken with a red LED light swept over the area during the 20 seconds of exposure. The camera had other ideas, set for automatic white balance it attempted to correct the color, fairly successfully. Surprising given the monochromatic nature of the light source.
As usual, click on the image for a larger version…
Two telescopes set up under dark Mauna Kea skies
Just wondering. Has deep violet ever been space truckin’?
I admit, I was unaware of the reference! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ-lSTlUnfA