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Posts Made By: Dan Petersen

September 30, 2007 12:17 AM Forum: Solar System Observing

Mars Apparition - 2007-08

Posted By Dan Petersen
Hi Curt, your graphics are excellent, thanks for posting them.
Here's my latest Mars shot taken (September, 23rd) at 11:00 UT.
Have a great day, Dan grin

October 3, 2007 09:23 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Mars Oct 2, 2007

Posted By Dan Petersen
Paul, very impressive, detail and color are superb. SunShine must have helped you with that one. wink Dan

October 22, 2007 10:36 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Uranus f25, 10/21/07

Posted By Dan Petersen
Hi Steve:

Excellent setup and capture technique, the composite shows it. I would be very happy with that one. It looks like VDub is really performing. Wait until you see what it does with Mars in good seeing, it may record more detail than you can process out, that's how amazing this capture software is.

Cheers, Dan 8)

October 26, 2007 01:34 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Neptune vs Uranus @f25

Posted By Dan Petersen
Great shots, Steve. Thanks for taking the time to put it all together. Hey, check out JMI's website, they're also posting an image of Uranus. Take a look at their 40" New Technology Telescope, just imagine what you could do with your web cam attached to one of those. It would be like having Yerkes Observatory in your back yard. Cheers, Dan 8O

October 27, 2007 01:49 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

a spectacular comet!

Posted By Dan Petersen
Hi Al, beautiful image and congratulations on being the first to capture this heavenly visitor! I see that it was only about 17th magnitude on October 23rd, a gain of 14 magnitudes in one day and this comet is still rapidly increasing in brightness, that's unheard of. Since it's so far from the Sun I would rule it out as the cause. My guess is it was struck by an Orionid meteor or in other words a piece of Haley's comet? Cheers, Dan grin

October 27, 2007 02:00 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Comet 17P / Holmes

Posted By Dan Petersen
Hi Miguel:

Simply magnificent! Can you share your cam settings?

Thank you, Dan 8)

November 4, 2007 10:13 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Saturn November 4th,'07

Posted By Dan Petersen
Hi Jason:

Now that's a sharp Saturn (very high quality capture), just look at all the detail; equatorial belts, zones the Cassini Division and both shadows, congratulations.

Take it easy, Dan 8)

November 7, 2007 01:22 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

morning star

Posted By Dan Petersen
Hi Al:

Incredible detail! It's hard enough to produce a sharp Venus in white light but at 395nm that must be challenging in deed. Nice presentation.

Thanks for posting, Dan smile

November 9, 2007 02:13 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Solar System Tourist Montage

Posted By Dan Petersen
Hi Jason:

Excellent montage of the neighborhood, it really looks neat to see everything all at once and in color! Thanks for all the time you put into it.

Have a great day, Dan grin

November 10, 2007 08:56 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

My best comet image to date - 200mm Micro Nikkor L

Posted By Dan Petersen
Hi Tyler:

VERY IMPRESSIVE! I almost fell off my chair when that one came up on the monitor. It's the finest comet photo to date from any and all websites! The colors are spectacular, lots of "WOW" factor there.

Have a great day, Dan smile

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