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Posts Made By: Mike Wirths

June 1, 2004 04:53 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Very Hi Res Copernicus

Posted By Mike Wirths
Hi Wes,

Wow thats amazingly high res pic of Copernicus!!! I saw it late last night and when I saw it I exclaimed "holy sh@!" and woke my Wife up. When she asked what was wrong I told her and she just groaned and went back to sleep :>)
That pic is getting close to the one Bruno Daversin did, and his lunar pics seem to be the current highmark (course he uses a 24" cassegrain and I think Normandy isknown for good seeing)

well done!

thanks Mike Wirths

June 2, 2004 12:59 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

ISS 05/31/04

Posted By Mike Wirths
Very cool image Wes!

Your Son must have been having a blast helping you out! I'm surprised that the Starmaster dob gives you enough in focus to shot prime, might have to give it a shot myself sometime.

cheers

Mike W

July 6, 2004 12:00 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Plato, Archimedes, Widefield

Posted By Mike Wirths
Wes, Very sweet widefield shot! Very low noise for only one frame, you must be pretty happy with the new camera?
I've been toying with the idea of getting a thermometer to monitor how far behind ambient temperature the mirror is lagging. What kind did you opt for? I use a big box fan in my observatory to cool the back of the mirror for a couple hours before I start viewing.

--thanks

Mike Wirths

July 13, 2004 04:09 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Ptolemaeus 7-9-04

Posted By Mike Wirths
Jim,

Fabulous shots!!!!!! I especially liked the Ptolemaeus shot with its saucer shaped depression and tons of detail on the crater floor!! You should send them to the LPOD site!

glad you got some awesome seeing, sure seems like those moments are few and far between does'nt it

clear skies

Mike Wirths

July 29, 2004 06:27 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Shoot the Moon...

Posted By Mike Wirths
Sweet shot Chris!

Super detail! Great contrast in the maria too!

--congrats

Mike Wirths

July 29, 2004 06:48 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Straight Wall

Posted By Mike Wirths
Simply awesome Wes!! Wish we'd at least get some clear skies here ;>(


--Mike Wirths

August 2, 2004 06:23 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Montes Recti

Posted By Mike Wirths
Cool pic Wes!

I've always thought since I was a kid that this particular moutain range was very bizarre looking!
I'm going to try getting up in the wee hours of the morning to get the moon when its at a more respectable altitude during the last 1/4. This low altitude summer moon stuff is pretty marginal at times!

cheers
Mike W

August 9, 2004 01:31 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Ptolemaeus 8-8-04

Posted By Mike Wirths
Hi Jim,

You caught some gorgeous detail in the floor of this walled plain! I really like all those cool little saucer shaped depressions. I read your post about my Alphonsus pic and you're right we did image at pretty much the same time, if you scaled our pics to the same size I'm sure a mosaic could be made! That would be cool with a line of sharp long shadows all in a line!

glad you got some good conditions, its been a bad summer!

regards
Mike Wirths

August 14, 2004 11:23 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

*Odd Shape* Clavius along terminator

Posted By Mike Wirths
1st off Wes thats one spectacular image, esp for only one frame!!
I don't think thats an artifact either, like you said probably an affect of lighting angle, still send it off to Chuck Wood see what he says....maybe theres a big rectangular monolith in it 8O
Kinda like the cave in copernicus that O'Meara saw, takes probably just the right lighting to achieve!

cool though

Mike Wirths

September 3, 2004 02:46 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Paolo R. Lazzarotti Amazing Lunar Image

Posted By Mike Wirths
Hi Wes,

I've been admiring Paolo's images ever since I saw his IR/RGB Mars shots last opposition. His detail was astonishing, he and Bruno Daversin both use IR passband filters I'm not sure which brand they recommend but it seems that the near IR is less prone to seeing degradations. Schuler makes some as does True Tech, the people at Adirondack Video say to go with the Schuler IR 780nm.

might be worth a try, I hope Paolo joins our group!
Mike W

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