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These photos were taken using my Televue GENESIS in the mid 1990's. From the Cumbre, the mountain ridge that runs down La Palma (at 1400mtrs ASL) or from a helipad near the residencia at the ORM (at 2300mtrs ASL). The camera body used was a Cosina, but replaced later with a Nikon FM2. Exposure times were between 20 to 30 mins using Kodak Ektachrome 5040 EPH (1600 ASA). Getting get a sharp focus was always a problem until I changed the image splitter viewing screen in the Nikon FM2 with a plain matte BEATTIE Intenscreen which made focusing on faint objects much easier. Most of the exposures were autoguided using a Vixen 60mm F/11 guide scope with an SBIG ST-4.
