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Posts Made By: Mike Wirths

July 21, 2006 12:41 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Re: Jupiter and Ganymede 20060717 **Final Version*

Posted By Mike Wirths
An outstanding image Eric!! Perfect colour and processing to my eye!

congrats!

Mike W

July 21, 2006 03:32 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Teneriffe Mts & Plato

Posted By Mike Wirths
Hi all,

Another one from the same night as the south pole shot, not quite a s good seeing in this one, high clouds cut this video sequence short.

--Mike

July 23, 2006 03:31 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Rupes Recta

Posted By Mike Wirths
Hi all,

A favorite of everyones, Rupes Recta, seeing was not as good for this sequence as for the s. pole shot

--Mike

July 28, 2006 04:03 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Archimedes/Hadley rille area

Posted By Mike Wirths
Hi all,
The final image from my last imaging run, had trouble getting this one uniformly sharp. 21 pt MAP.

--Mike W

August 14, 2006 11:33 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

High sun Plato shot

Posted By Mike Wirths
Hi all,

Some spotty ok seeing this am, tried some 4X's barlow shots but they were mushy, too much Fl for the seeing sad
Backed off to 5500mm for this shot of Plato and environs, shows the richly textured maria albedo features. Probably due to all the wrinkle ridges!
Stack of 286/ 38 points MAP
Starmaster 18, and Infinity 2-2

enjoy

Mike

August 17, 2006 02:40 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Lambert, a ghost crater and Copernican ejecta

Posted By Mike Wirths
Hi all,

Out again this am, (starting to suffer sleep deprivation, but I love it!) seeing was 7/10 and went south soon after that. This one has the cool ghost crater Lambert R buried next to the delicate Lambert. In the bottom 1/2 you can see white streaks of ejecta from Copernicus!

stack of 310, 17 align points

a few more to come, gotta go outload hay today ugh! :S

cheers

Mike

August 19, 2006 04:43 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Bay of Rainbows!!

Posted By Mike Wirths
I sure like how this one turned out!! Paolo posted a wonderful image of this area under low sun with more image scale but this one has its effect too under a higher sun.
Theres some cool lava flows at the bottom of the image. I left it not very brightened in the dark Mare Imbrium because it is more natural the gradient from light to dark. Best viewed in a darkened room.
Stack of 252/600, 52 point MAP, Infinity 2-2, 2.5 Powermate barlow, R filter. solid 7/10 seeing
Starmaster 18"

enjoy

Mike

--3 more images to come, including the Apollo 12 & 14 landing areas!


August 21, 2006 04:51 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Apollo Landing sites!

Posted By Mike Wirths
Hi all,

Heres another from my imaging run. The Apollo 12 & 14 landing sites are marked (approx locations) The ruined old craters of the Fra Mauro area was of great geological intrest to the Apollo missions.
Stack of 216, 58 MAP points.
I like the jagged badland shadows in this image!

--cheers

Mike

August 27, 2006 03:27 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Copernicus and Stadius

Posted By Mike Wirths
Hi all,

Heres my last image, the seeing was starting to get kinda bad at this point so it was tough getting enough good frames. I would have preferred a slightly higher sun angle, in the end it was almost too contrasted so I backed off the contrast a touch.
Stack of 190, 44 MAP points. Image scale 0.18"/pixel.

cheers

Mike W

September 14, 2006 06:18 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Tranquility Base-- the Eagle has landed!

Posted By Mike Wirths
Hi all,

Lots of great lunar images in the forum of late, nice to see! I got some 5-7/10 seeing 2 nights ago around 4 in the am, wonderful to have some elevation for the moon!
Anyhow heres Mare Tranquilliatis with lots of interesting features, the Lamont flooded crater, the Arago domes, and some wonderful rilles (Sosigenes). I also marked on the craters named after the Apollo 11 crew and the Eagle landing site!

stack of 354/720, 22 point MAP, PS CS for the processing. Infinity 2-2, R/IR filter, 2.5X's barlow and my 18" Starmaster.

cheers

Mike W

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