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M20 Trifid Nebula in LRGBHa

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Posts Made By: Thomas Jane

May 18, 2004 02:07 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Another NEAT animation

Posted By Thomas Jane

Whoa now that was really cool,great shots and movie.

May 25, 2004 04:59 AM Forum: Solar System Observing

May 23, 2004 Jupiter Sketch

Posted By Thomas Jane

Great sketch Sol, yes the neb is very convoulted and in webcam photos taken with larger apertures the bay like formations appear to be just lighter color areas between darker color marbled neb, great sketch again.

May 25, 2004 09:26 PM Forum: Solar System Observing

The Sun in Taurus, 2004/5/25

Posted By Thomas Jane

Wow that was way cool,m-45 was easily visible.I'll have to wait for the next total eclipse in late May to see that again lol.

May 27, 2004 08:25 PM Forum: Solar System Observing

C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) - 27-May-2004

Posted By Thomas Jane

Very nice sketch,good record of coma, andtail.

May 28, 2004 09:29 PM Forum: Solar System Observing

Alpine Valley Rille at last & question

Posted By Thomas Jane

grin Great job, nice sketch,congrads on finding the rille at last, I'm still looking.The ghost crator could have been formed after the big impact but before the magma flooded the floor of the crator so it was buried partially.

May 31, 2004 06:42 PM Forum: Solar System Observing

Jupiter Observation (May 31, 2004)

Posted By Thomas Jane

Very nice sketch Carlos,you have drawn several white ovals in the stb the only white oval I have seen is the BA once.Great sketch and observation,the neb is still very active.

May 31, 2004 10:55 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Who makes high quality newtonians?

Posted By Thomas Jane

Try Parks optical,I think they have ads in Sky and Telescope.

June 14, 2004 06:25 PM Forum: Solar System Observing

Jupiter Observation (June 14, 2004)

Posted By Thomas Jane

Great sketch Carlos the neb is still convoluted and you have some detail in the south temperate belt and zone.Keep up the good work Jupiter will soon be gone.

June 28, 2004 09:12 PM Forum: Solar System Observing

Light Cup collates coincidental concentric crater

Posted By Thomas Jane

Gret report Ron,what about a double meteorite strike, a meteor that broke into two fragments each hits the same spot one behind the other,it would be rare, but so are concentric crators.

July 14, 2004 08:31 PM Forum: Solar System Observing

Uranus Observation (July 13, 2004)

Posted By Thomas Jane

Great sketch of Uranus,too bad Hubble doesn't have any recent photos of Uranus to compare your sketches to.