Schiller and Bayer

Hi,

Schiller & Bayer, Bayer is the large crater close to the lower left, imaged 07/29/05.

18" Reflector, DMK-21F04 camera, IR pass filter, 30fps, stack of 500 frames, seven alignment points.
I was surprised at the detail in Bayer crater.

Thanks,

Wes Higgins

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Hi Wes,

Beautiful image (as always !

I recently just started imaging with a dob and I have a couple of questions, if you don't mind

- Are you focusing manually or using a motor focus?
- How do you handle image drift? Did you do anything to improve the tracking on the scope?
- What software do you use to merge your images after the multipoint alignment?

Many thanks!

Steve

Bravo maestro!!

The processing values you are using in your most recent images yield an incredible result. The richness of tones and the balance of values from white to black gives the image a very unusual quality - it looks effortless. I think this is one of the common characteristics of great art in any medium.

best wishes -
Alan

Wes,

Simply amazing.

Thanks for sharing your great work.

C

Hi Wes,

You never cease to amaze me with your lunar images, wonderful!

Regards,
Ed Roach

Hi Wes,

I agree with the others!! This ones a work of art! How in the world did you acheive this richness and depth of tone? Its beyond me

--Mike

Wes, you continue to raise the bar in resolution and tonal range.

Every now and them I measure your images to see what kind of resolution you are really getting here, and this one is the best ever.

See the prominent craterlet on the flat floor of Schiller just to the left of center? That is 2.4km in diameter, and subtends 1.3 arc seconds. The smallest features on the crater floor are on the order of 300 to 400 meters across and subtend about 0.25 arc sec. So you are at the point of being able to see a football stadium on the moon!

This is roughly twice as good as what you were getting last year in your best images.

Pretty soon you'll be able to call the coin toss from your backyard. You and Carl Zambuto are to be congratulated.

Tim Iafolla

Looks like a view from the Apollo Lunary Module.

Hi Wes,

I can only second all the other comments - a wondefull masterpiece, bravo!

Cheers & clear skies!
Oliver

what a work Wes but it pays of, it's a great piece of art
best to you Jan