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Posts Made By: Mike Wirths

November 23, 2004 10:50 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Moretus Mosaic

Posted By Mike Wirths
Kirk,

Simply fabulous mosaic!! I always love to see the ones you do, tons of work go into them, but we do appreciate it!

cheers

Mike Wirths

November 24, 2004 02:22 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Schröter's Valley

Posted By Mike Wirths
Holy crap Wes that ones amazing!! Toms right you got the exposure just right to capture the subtle terraces!! I attached one I did last month looks like about the same illumination, its not nearly as good as yours but it shows what can be imaged in average seeing conditions.


thanks

Mike Wirths

December 4, 2004 07:02 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Vallis Alpes 12/03/04

Posted By Mike Wirths


8O Wes!! Thats an AMAZING image!! Wow 2 nights with good seeing in a row, is that some kind of record? Is this done with a 4X's powermate? I think if you had of gone with a 5X's and placed the valley lenghtwise you may have gotten even more resolution (hard to imagine!!). Our old arch imaging nemesis Bruno Daversin has an image with only slightly more resolution, yours however has more dramatic appeal with the longer shadows, overall I like yours better!! Check out his image here:
http://www.ludiver.com/conquerir_espace_scientifique_lune2.php

great job thats one to be proud of!

Mike Wirths

December 7, 2004 06:08 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Saturn 12/03/04

Posted By Mike Wirths
8O shocked grin shocked

Wes words kinda fail me for this image!!
Check out this url:
http://cleardarksky.com/expletivescale.html
Attilla and myself and a few other observing buddies came up with this scale while observing at my place and seeing Juiter and Saturn at high power using a Ap binoviewer and a 18" Starmaster in great seeing.
Using this scale and applying it to judging planetary images its for sure a TFA!!!! 8)

awesome, now send some good seeing my way I have had none since March!

--Mike Wirths

December 14, 2004 03:55 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Plato 12-03-04

Posted By Mike Wirths
8O
Wes thats just freakin amazing!!! I counted 63 craterlets in the floor (I was happy when I got 40 in mine!!), I carefully compared your shot and Brunos, yours has all the resolution that his has, he may have a slightly better S/N ratio but then again he had 9/10 seeing in a 24"! As we all know seeing that good in anything over 24" aperture is going to be a rare bird indeed, I don't really ever expect to get a night of 9/10 seeing in my 30" unless I move it to S Florida or Cerro Tolollo in S America!!

congrats on an awesome image!

Mike Wirths

January 1, 2005 09:29 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

LPOD of the Year - 2004

Posted By Mike Wirths
Congrats Wes!

There was no doubt in my mind that one of your images would be LPOD of the year...the hard part is to choose which one! For me it was between the Aristarchus shot and that very dramatic Clavius pic!
Sure part of the eqation is good seeing BUT there also has to be a skilled pilot at the helm who knows good collimation, scope cooldown, focus, camera skills, and good processing! If ever someone who lives in S.Fla gets a 24" Zambuto Starmaster and is a good imager then we may all be in trouble!
grin shocked

--may the upcoming year be the best yet for all!

-Mike Wirths

January 1, 2005 09:40 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

New Years Eve, Eve Saturn

Posted By Mike Wirths
A truly exquisite image Ed Congrats!

--Mike Wirths

January 5, 2005 05:41 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Re: ** Fess up Jeff ** Jupiter: Major Processing Done

Posted By Mike Wirths
LOL, when I saw the image last night I thought gee thats more like last years Jupiter, plus one frame?
Gimmie a break that kind of camera does not exist yet (wish it did!)
Still we know each others "styles" of processing, good eye Wes it has Tan Wei written all over it, still lets not get too up in arms about it the Guy just comes off the fool, he probably won't try that again least not here.

--Mike W

January 11, 2005 03:10 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Congrats to Mike Wirths as well

Posted By Mike Wirths
Thanks Paul!

I was pretty surprised when the RASC national president Rajiv Gupta e-mailed me telling me that my Jupiter pic made it into the calender! Luckily for me they try to limit it to Canadian contributors, if I had to compete with other imagers Like you and others in this forum I doubt I would have had my image selected! Still its a nice honour since its the 1st planetary pic ever to get in a RASC calendar. I hope I can submit a better one for next years!

--Mike Wirths

January 11, 2005 05:14 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Saturn - Clear skies in east TN.!

Posted By Mike Wirths
Joe,

You got a very nicely detailed image!! Very good ring and banding detail! Looks like you had some nice conditions, you might have ben able to use some more image scale with a 4X's barlow.

good stuff

Mike W

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