2007 Planets from CT

I compiled my best f25 shots from 2007 using my C11 Compustar, Toucam Pro, 2.5x barlow & IR blocking filter for my daughter's science class and attached it below. There is definitely an improvement comparing Saturn (earlier in the year) to Mars, both taken at comparable altitudes. With Saturn's rings almost edge on, resolution will be even more difficult this season. Of course a few perfect nights wouldn't hurt either

Regards,
Steve

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for my daughter's science class

Lucky girl!

Dmitri

Great job Steve! :^) I'm happy your daughter's science class provided the impetus to do it! I was looking at the color treatment by your ToUcam versus my Kodak (I know mine isn't as good, but I post it here (again) for comparison)

http://setisociety.org/Solar-System-Tourist-Montage.jpg

I know color is a subjective thing, but they seem somewhat different in the way they register them, no? (my Moon through Neptune shots in my montage were not processed for color at all, i.e. that's how the camera registered them, and I'm sure your camera's is the natural output too.) I hope that Dan Peterson has some luck with his new Sony camera, I can't wait to see how the colors register in that!

Regards, Jason H.

Steve Fugardi said:

I compiled my best f25 shots from 2007 using my C11 Compustar, Toucam Pro, 2.5x barlow & IR blocking filter for my daughter's science class and attached it below. There is definitely an improvement comparing Saturn (earlier in the year) to Mars, both taken at comparable altitudes. With Saturn's rings almost edge on, resolution will be even more difficult this season. Of course a few perfect nights wouldn't hurt either

Regards,
Steve

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