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Posts Made By: Alan Friedman

February 15, 2007 02:45 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Full Moon mosaic : 1st Feb

Posted By Alan Friedman
Hi Stefan -

A great project. Thanks for posting all the variations - they are interesting to compare. My feeling is that the smallest size expresses the subject perfectly and allows us to experience the view with minimal scrolling. Higher resolution (longer focal length, larger image) would be a different animal altogether. In the positive image I find the sharpening just a hint strong in certain areas but in the negative image I love it - probably because this is a much less travelled path.

Thanks for sharing the beautiful work - it is among the best full moons I've seen.

Alan

February 21, 2007 03:04 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Hyginus & Ariadaeus

Posted By Alan Friedman
Hi Ed -

Very nice to see these two rima and subtle connection between them. I'm glad you were able to join them together.

best,
Alan

February 24, 2007 03:56 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Saturn from WSP 2007

Posted By Alan Friedman
Very nice result! Glad to see someone came home with a souvenir from WSP.

Alan

February 27, 2007 10:34 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Gassendi, Aristoteles & Eudoxus

Posted By Alan Friedman
Hi Stefan -

Excellent shots, both.

I am curious why you do not shoot at a longer focal length and then sample down rather than upsample?

best wishes -
Alan

March 1, 2007 03:08 AM Forum: Film Astrophotography - Imaging and Processing

art opening and star party

Posted By Alan Friedman
Hi David -

It's a long drive for me - but it sounds great. Congratulations on your show!!

Alan

March 5, 2007 07:31 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Eclipse - penumbral to totality sequence

Posted By Alan Friedman
A very cool presentation, Stephan - thanks for posting it,

Alan

March 5, 2007 07:33 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Jupiter from Canberra, 2nd March 2007

Posted By Alan Friedman
Hi Anthony -

Excellent image!

best wishes -
Alan

March 5, 2007 07:36 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Lunar Eclipse 2007/3/4

Posted By Alan Friedman
Hi Richard -

We had more problems with the weather here - the moon never showed up! No fun watching from a webcam in the Canary Islands...

Very nice - it seems from your image and others that the bright limb of the moon was tinged in pink/magenta in this eclipse.

best wishes -
Alan

March 13, 2007 02:48 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Sweet Pitatus

Posted By Alan Friedman
Hidden in this region's rich rubble field is a lunar face - an ancient one-eyed warrior (Greek perhaps?). I've rotated it here to make it a little easier to discern.

Can you find it in the panorama? A hint - it is in an area discussed by Chuck Wood in his LPOD commentary for March 13, 2007:

http://www.lpod.org/

happy hunting!
Alan

ps - apologies to those that hate this sort of nonsense 8)

March 13, 2007 05:53 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

A new website for my images--Equuleus observatory

Posted By Alan Friedman
Great, Mike - congratulations. Another fine lunar reference - I've got it bookmarked.

best -
Alan

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