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Posts Made By: Mike Wirths

August 8, 2007 04:12 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Pitatus and Hesiodus A

Posted By Mike Wirths
Hi all,

Well its back at old luna again after a lonnggg hiatus, had some 6-7/10 seeing a couple mornings ago just before sunrise and got in a few video streams. Mars was pretty featureless because of the dust storm though.

Image is stack of 250/1300 25 pt MAP Reg 4

Starmaster 18" 2.5 powermate R/IR truetech filter

--Mike

August 9, 2007 05:08 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Tycho

Posted By Mike Wirths
Hi all,

This shot of tycho had the steadiest seeing I think of this imaging run, its a stack of 230/1200 28 point MAP with reg 4.
Same scope and details as usual

--cheers

Mike

August 22, 2007 02:07 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Ptolemaeus and Catena Davy

Posted By Mike Wirths
Hi all,

Not as sharp as the rest from my last night, and got a couple seams but did'nt feel like reprocessing wink

Link to image (over 500k)

http://equuleus.pooki.net/slides/daveychain230pt39proc.html

cheers

Mike W

August 23, 2007 03:53 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Clavius

Posted By Mike Wirths
Hi all,

Last one from my imaging run, good old Clavius! I know its been imaged to death but hey it is pretty spectacular! I like the way this one turned out the detail is good for only 5000mm FL.
Stack of about 180/1600 26 pt MAP

http://equuleus.pooki.net/slides/clavproc.html

--Mike

June 11, 2008 01:31 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Lacus Mortis

Posted By Mike Wirths
Hi all,

My 1st post with an image in quite a while! Scattered decent seeing last night here at Rancho Concepcion in northern Baja. Infinity 2-2, Lucam recorder, 303 frames, 14 pt align. 18" Starmaster.
Nice thing here compared to Ontario Canada is that almost every night is clear! 8) And only a few mosquitoes!
I've shot Lacus before but this is a much higher sun angle.

cheers

Mike W

June 11, 2008 01:34 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Mare Crisium

Posted By Mike Wirths
Hi again,

Another one from 2 nights ago, seeing was not very good. Resized smaller. Same scope and details.
Wish I would have taken the time to frame it a bit better! :S

cheers

Mike

June 14, 2008 03:33 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Hadley Rille

Posted By Mike Wirths
Hi all,

I was able to image from beside the 2.12m scope at the peak of San Pedro Martir observatory in the sierras of Baja 2 nights ago. The seeing was quite good, so much so that I imaged with my 4X's powermate for the 1st time to advantage over my trusty 2.5X's. I used a green true tech filter, but I probably should have stayed with the red as the seeing was not quite good enough. The problem was it was quite gusty and most of my sequences turned out to be unprocessable (is that a word?).
This one of the Hadley rille was slightly salvageable but I only was able to use align points on the central part due to the wind. I very happy with the resolution.
scope-18" Starmaster, 2-2 Lumenera Infinity, TT green filter, 4X's powermate, 250 frames stacked out of 838.

I'll have to go back and try again!

Mike

June 16, 2008 02:10 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Plato & Alpine valley

Posted By Mike Wirths
Another shot from my night at the observatory (2 nights ago), this time after battling the wind with the 4X's barlow I gave up and went back to the 2.5X's which made it easier to keep centred. Still the edges are not quite sharp.

-Mike

June 19, 2008 06:36 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Alpine valley

Posted By Mike Wirths
Hi all,

My last sequence rescued by Stefans registered avi method! Not quite good enough seeing to warrent the green filter that I used at this image scale (0.11 arcsec/pixel) but some good detail nonetheless. Stack of 220/1000 35 pt MAP

--Mike

July 26, 2008 11:39 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

A B&W Jupiter

Posted By Mike Wirths
Hi

From last night, taken with a Infinity 2-2 M and the red TT filter (been having issues with my filterwheel). Seeing was 5-6/10 18" Starmaster with 2.5Xs barlow (F/11)
stacked 367/1400 Reg 4

-Mike

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