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Mars this moening

Started by Jim Phillips, 09/24/2007 08:56PM
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Very nice shot, Jim.

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Posted 09/24/2007 11:06PM #2
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Jim, It looks like you captured a volcano near the ice cap. Excellent detail. The best Mars shot posted so far. Thanks

Regards,
Steve
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All four volcanoes and Mars is only about 9.5 arc-seconds - absolutely incredible! What an image.
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Hi Jim -

Very nice detail in this image without pushing the processing - great work!

best,
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Posted 09/25/2007 03:20AM #6
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Hi Jim,

Superb image with excellent processing, I look forward to seeing more images from you as Mars gets closer.

Thanks,

Wes Higgins
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Thanks very much guys. Your kind words mean more than
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Hi Jim:

Excellent image, tons of detail. Just imagine three months from now how incredible Mars will look! I can't wait...

Cheers, Dan smile
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