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Posts Made By: Jose Suro

December 28, 2003 05:05 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Saturn 12/27/2003

Posted By Jose Suro
Thanks Rolando. WOW! I didn't know the image could look that good when enlarged. I take it you use S-Spline by Shorcut. Which program did you use for the color corrections?

Take Care,

Jose Suro
Tierra Verde, Florida

December 29, 2003 02:52 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Saturn 03-12-26

Posted By Jose Suro
Mark,

An excellent image. The scope optics look really sharp and there is more than enough detail. A bit more processing for smoothing the grain while retaining the detail and it would be absolutely perfect.

Take Care,

Jose Suro
Tierra Verde, Florida

January 7, 2004 11:44 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

My new ST8XE first light...

Posted By Jose Suro
Excellent image Chris! It looks like you captured some detail on smaller nebulas? I'm deeply envious of your new camera!

Take Care,

Jose Suro
Tierra Verde, Florida

February 1, 2004 01:37 AM Forum: Film Astrophotography - Imaging and Processing

Moon with Elite Chrome 200

Posted By Jose Suro
An excellent shot Mario! Please post more shots as you get them.

Take Care,

Jose Suro
Tierra Verde, Florida

February 7, 2004 02:48 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Jupiter Moon Transit

Posted By Jose Suro
Outstanding shot Ralph! So far the best I've seen this year! Conratulations..

How often do you tweak the collimation on your C11?

Best,

Jose Suro
Tierra Verde, Florida

February 12, 2004 11:55 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Celestron 9.25 vs 11 - planetary performace

Posted By Jose Suro
Hi,

I went through the same thing and ended up with the NS11 GPS. The difference in weight is just a few pounds. The difference in aperture and resolution is huge. Most NS11s if not all are excellent optically nowadays. If the optics don't look good it's most likely a collimation problem.

Here are a few solar system images with the NS 11:

http://web.tampabay.rr.com/jsuro/saturn-12272003.htm

http://web.tampabay.rr.com/jsuro/mars-08272003_reproc.htm

http://web.tampabay.rr.com/jsuro/14_day_moon-12072003.htm

http://web.tampabay.rr.com/jsuro/moon_plato.htm

http://web.tampabay.rr.com/jsuro/moon_mountains.htm

Best,

Jose Suro
Tierra Verde, Florida

February 17, 2004 02:42 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Jupiter 10/16/04

Posted By Jose Suro
Still a best of the best image Wes! The noise is really not that bad and the subtleties show through really well. The best I've seen this year. I know from experience it's extremely hard to get such subtle detail and good contrast in the same image. Usually one of the two takes precedence. Of course that kick-ass scope of yours has nothing to do with it smile. WTG!

Thanks for posting.

Best,

Jose Suro
Tierra Verde, Florida

February 17, 2004 03:28 AM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

A Mathematical Question for Observers

Posted By Jose Suro
Hi,

Fortunately it's all in print on the web. John Thorstensen, of the Darmouth College Department of Physics and Astronomy put together a brilliant and concise monograph on everything having to do with the motion of the heavens. You'll find the answer to your question on pages 20-22 of his paper. I can't repeat it here because of the lack of notation characters. Nevertheless, it's a must have for any amateur astronomer. It's in PDF format here:

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~ast15/notes/coords.pdf

His example just happens to deal with the 1950~2000 epochs and the answer will surprise you. The error is in the neighborhood of 34.5 arcminutes!

Best,

Jose Suro
Tierra Verde, Florida

February 20, 2004 06:38 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Jupiter - digicam 2/19/2004

Posted By Jose Suro
Thank you all for your very encouraging comments.

Wes, my kids took Marvin to school and their science teachers were in stiches smile. I've looked at the other two sets of images and I think the local seeing started going downhill because the raws don't seem as sharp.

Ralph, I've been thinking about getting a webcam now that I have a new laptop. The only thing is that I also want and SBIG 2000! I ran into a situation last night where the webcam most definitely has an advantage. See my Jupiter from last night above.

Best,

Jose Suro
Tierra Verde, Florida

February 21, 2004 02:27 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Sunrise Oklahoma

Posted By Jose Suro
Hey Wes,

That's purtty! Looks like you're in a pretty rural area - that's great! Congrats on the Rebel. Does this mean you're planning on going DEEP?? If so which tracking telescope are you planning on using? I live in suburbia but have good seeing because of all the water. Take a look here:

http://web.tampabay.rr.com/jsuro/obs_loc.htm

Best,

Jose Suro
Tierra Verde, Florida

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