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Posts Made By: Paul Maxson

January 2, 2005 04:49 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Saturn. January 1, 2005

Posted By Paul Maxson
Jim,

Nice image!! The white oval is quite prominant. It would be interesting to break the image into RGB and see what color the oval is brightest in.

Lots of clouds here, more predicted along with rain...we need the rain, so I guess I'll live with it. smile

Paul

January 4, 2005 06:17 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Opinions on Mak-newts

Posted By Paul Maxson
Just as a side note....one of the finest amatuer planetary images, Damian Peach, sold his C11 to finance a 10" (I beleive) Mak-newt. I will be most interested is seeing his images and hearing his feelings when he gets it. Currently he is mostly using a C925.

Paul Maxson

January 5, 2005 02:26 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Saturn January 3, 2005

Posted By Paul Maxson
Jim,

Very excellent!! I had to put my scopes inside today as we had THUNDERSTORMS!! Someone needs to tell mother nature this is a desert and it's January... LOL!!

BTW, rough calculation shows the two barlow produce about 4.75x or a F/R of about F/42.8. Supurb!!

Paul Maxson

January 5, 2005 09:47 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Refining 3D methods: Sun with filaments a flying!

Posted By Paul Maxson
Paul,

OMG!! The 3-D affect is astounding!! I found it easy and very stark in my Red/Blue glasses. Beautiful!! Great!! (I got the glasses from Sports Illustrated...you guess which issue. wink )

Paul Maxson

January 7, 2005 03:26 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Eskimo Nebula

Posted By Paul Maxson
WOW!!!

January 8, 2005 08:38 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Hires Schiller

Posted By Paul Maxson
Wes,

That image has the Apollo affect again....like you are flying over the crater!! Super image!!

I don't know about you, but I sure miss LPOD.

Can't wait to see more images!
Paul

January 8, 2005 08:39 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Open Cluster NGC1528

Posted By Paul Maxson
Jim,

Super nice image!! Congratulations!! Have you tried NGC 2158 yet? It's the little companion to M35. That setting is my favorite star cluster.

Thanks for sharing!
Paul Maxson

January 12, 2005 02:31 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Saturn January 10

Posted By Paul Maxson
Jim,

Very nice!! I almost forgot what Saturn looks like with all the clouds around here!! grin

This morning I saw something that put tears into my eyes.....blue sky!!!!!!!!!!!! (Or maybe the tears came from a breezy 35 degrees.....LOL)

Paul

January 12, 2005 02:38 PM Forum: Solar System Observing

Clear skies but very unstable viewing

Posted By Paul Maxson
Bill,

Just glanced at the jetstream map. The jet stream is howling overhead for you right now which is part (maybe a large part) of your seeing woes. Add to insult, the is just barely moving over Florida....no wonder they get steady seeing... grin

Oh yeah, it is blowing pretty hard over Az (my state) as well...**sigh**

Paul

January 13, 2005 12:42 PM Forum: Solar System Observing

Machholz

Posted By Paul Maxson
Here is a link to an online Macholz ephemeris:

http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/Ephemerides/Comets/2004Q2_1.html

Clear skies!!
Paul Maxson

Ed York said:

The clouds break tomorrow, my little girl has never seen a comet and my version of The Sky doesn't seem to have Machholz. Where should it be on the evening of Thurdsay 1/13 - either jump points or RA/Dec coordinates would be great.

Thanks,
Ed

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