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Ptolemaeus 09/14/06

Started by Wes Higgins, 09/22/2006 04:10AM

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Posted 09/22/2006 04:10AM Opening Post

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Hi,

Ptolemaeus imaged September 14, 2006, the image is over the 500k limit see link below, you may need to expand your browser window to see the full size image.

http://higginsandsons.com/astro/images/PTOLEMAEUS2-M53-S444-09-14-06.jpg

18" Starmaster, Infinity 2-1m camera, 4x Powermate, MAP processing with Registax 4beta, stack of 443 frames.

Thanks,

Wes Higgins

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Posted 09/22/2006 09:11AM #1

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Hi Wes,

I've never seen so many craterlets on the floor of Ptolemaeus, it looks quite smooth on most other images wink

Thanks for sharing this and the other moments of excellent seeing on that magic morning!

Best wishes,
Oliver

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Posted 09/22/2006 11:21AM #2

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Wes:

Excellent effort, Wes! Have you had an opportunity to try the Registax 4 beta on Plato or Copernicus yet?

-Rich

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Posted 09/22/2006 02:43PM #3

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Quite simply a staggering image Wes!! How many MAP pts with this one?

keep em comin 8O

--Mike

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Posted 09/22/2006 05:06PM #4

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Nothing surprises me with you any more Wes, amazing!

Regards,
Ed Roach

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Posted 09/22/2006 06:06PM #5

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Hi Wes -

Another incredible image! I had imaged this region in August at a lower sun angle - when I get to work on it, it will be fun (in a masochistic sort of way I guess!) to be able to be able to compare it to such a detailed reference.

best -
Alan

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Posted 09/22/2006 06:19PM #6

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Thanks everyone for the comments, excellent seeing can make you look better at this game than you really are and by the same token poor seeing can make you look worse than you really are smile

Thanks,

Wes Higgins

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Posted 09/22/2006 09:14PM #7

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Incredible image Wes!

Let me get this straight... you did 52 alignment routines and then combined pieces of each for a final image? Is that right? Holy COW!!!
That is a lot of work! But whatever you are doing, the results are spectacular!

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