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Posts Made By: Mike Wirths

August 26, 2005 10:33 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Abulfeda

Posted By Mike Wirths
8O 8O
Wow just absolutly stunning!! I found your image taken with the DMK, which was on LPOD and comparing the 2 your new Abulfeda image just blows it away detail wise and image feel wise! It must be pretty awseome seeing the huge display at this resolution!
What was the seeing like around 7/10?
I got an annoying call today from Lumenera saying they are renegging on their agreement to trade my Lu75 for the new Infinity2-2, apparently its because I did'nt get it direct through them....sooo I have to pack up the Lu075 send it to Paolo in Italy and just get the camera from him! Sheeesch I could have just driven 100km and traded it in person.
All because of the bean counters!!

hope to see more from you soon!

cheers

Mike

August 29, 2005 08:13 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Copernicus 07/29/05

Posted By Mike Wirths
Really superb Wes!

Never get tired of Copernicus!

--cheers

Mike

August 29, 2005 08:15 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Some assorted lunar images.

Posted By Mike Wirths
shocked

Paul those are relly top-notch lunar images!! Nicely captured, and the processing is great!

great job, looks like your new scope has really sweet optics!

-Mike

August 30, 2005 11:41 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Moretus neighborhood

Posted By Mike Wirths
Good grief Alan, that image is simply amazing! 8O
Are you sure that was 5/10 seeing? If it was I may give up imaging wink
Kinda scary if you DO get 9/10 seeing! I hope you do more lunar imaging from now on!

cheers

Mike

August 30, 2005 11:42 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

My first CCD full disk solar image!!

Posted By Mike Wirths
Luca, I'd say it was quite a bit more than just decent 8)

super image!!

--ciao

Mike

August 31, 2005 02:15 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Clavius last week

Posted By Mike Wirths
Hi Ed,

VERY nice result!! Lots of great images from you lately! You might want to try what Paolo suggested though I made the mistake of using too large a wavelets before too, it tends to bleed out small details.

thanks for posting

Mike

September 1, 2005 01:59 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Mars August 31 2005

Posted By Mike Wirths
8O 8O 8O
Wow! Wes thats the best one so far this apparition!
Like Paolo said its a ground breaking image, congrats!!
Do you think a filter wheel like the one Jan showed by Atik would work with our setup? I guess if they are low profile they would act as a slight extention tube, Sirius optics makes one too, or maybe just a simple filter slider. Wonder what filter set is best for planetary RGB work (or IR,G,B).

its gonna be awesome in October!

Mike

September 1, 2005 02:04 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Theophilus in Deep Shadow

Posted By Mike Wirths
Thats a wonderful image Alan!! Superbly processed and perfectly captured. What you said in your other post about the wavey seeing is very true, I get that a lot too! I find though that the IR pass filter helps only a little in seeing like that, it seems to help the most in that kind of very fast jittery seeing where there are very short moments of sharpness. Guess thats why a trip to Florida would be worthwhile!!

hope you keep up the lunacy!

Mike

September 2, 2005 01:05 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Walter

Posted By Mike Wirths
Walter,

Very nice processing in this one, I like the 2nd one better too. Also perfectly captured, no burned in areas!

great!

Mike

September 6, 2005 11:45 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Apennine Mountains

Posted By Mike Wirths
Beautiful shot Kirk! I like your processing!
Some nights the seeings crap so I guess then its time for wider field stuff! I've wasted a few nights where I should have scaled back a bunch! :S

thanks

Mike

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