Mars with a 6-inch f/15 Alvan Clark Refractor
In 1984, I had limited access to a 1894 6-inch f/15 Alvan Clark refractor at McCormack Observatory, near the University of Virginia. Even though I didn't anything about Mars at the time, it was at opposition and a target. Here I used a Nikon FM2 body, eyepiece projection with a 12mm Brandon eyepiece and Kodak 2415 "Techpan" film. The exposure was four seconds. I believe the film was processed in D-19 - a high contrast developer. It's really a very nice photo image of the red planet, given the technology used. Printed using a huge 8x10-inch enlarger, almost ceiling to floor. Tech pan has really fine grain!

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