Astromart

August 29, 2003 01:47 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Astroview 120 f5 vs 120 f8.3

I own the f8.3 Astroview 120 and like it quite a lot. It’s been swell on Mars. I love high power, when seeing permits it, on the planets and the moon. But Messiers are another story for me. The Virgo cluster eludes me. A lot of these faint fuzzies are barely there for me, if at all. For these, I only use 30 to 50X.

But when they say the short tube version is for deep sky objects, I wonder: can the f5 120 ST see anything the f8.3 120 can’t? Will the shorter focal length make the galaxies pop out or is a big reflector the answer for finishing my Messier list?

September 30, 2004 03:24 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Stefan's Crisium 9-30 LPOD

Posted By Pam Heinze

Just in case there is anybody here who doesn't look at Lunar Picture of the Day

http://www.lpod.org

The September 30 picture is a gorgeous shot of Crisium by Stefan Seip, one of our Astromart lunar imagers.

December 14, 2004 05:08 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Ina Caldera Challenge

Posted By Pam Heinze

Over at LPOD Dec 12, 2004, Chuck Wood wants to know who will be the first to get a really good picture of Ina Caldera, a 3km D shaped feature in Lacus Felicitatis.

It should be in view Dec 18. Wes? Paolo? Anybody?

Clear skies,

Pam Heinze
wondering what kind of power would be necessary to resolve something that small.

October 11, 2003 12:00 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Crater on the edge of the moon

Posted By Pam Heinze

That is awesome.
I always come to this forum just to see what Yu Gu is up to. Using the virualmoon atlas, the dark feature in the foreground looks like Mare Humboldtianum. Here is a link to a lunar orbiter site that might show what is peeking over the horizon.

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/research/lunar_orbiter/images/aimg/v_181_m.jpg

Pam

November 5, 2003 01:49 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Lunar Pic 11.02.03

Posted By Pam Heinze

The detail is astounding. I can see all the last few things I needed to log for the AL Lunar Club- including Hyginus Rille...but we were clouded out here. This is a beautiful picture.

Pam

November 7, 2003 12:21 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

shadows

Posted By Pam Heinze

According to The Virtual Moon Atlas, Mons Pico is 15 X 9 miles at the base and 7300 feet high. That's 25 X 15 km and 2400 m high metric.

Very good, dramatic picture, Alvaro.

Pam

January 3, 2004 12:49 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Clavius

Posted By Pam Heinze

Jim:

I don't think there's such a thing as too many pictures of Clavius. Nice picture. It sent me scurrying to look at Lunar Orbiter pictures. The lighting looks like the second largest craterlet's wall has been breeched. Must be just a trick of the light.

Compare

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/research/lunar_orbiter/bin/info.html?318

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/research/lunar_orbiter/bin/info.html?359

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/research/lunar_orbiter/bin/info.html?377

Pam

February 25, 2004 03:05 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System