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Posts Made By: Alan Friedman

June 2, 2007 07:58 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Re: AR 10960

Posted By Alan Friedman
It is quite a lovely sight close to the limb. I got out too late for a good look, but I was happy to have caught it.

cheers-
Alan

June 3, 2007 08:10 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

the edge

Posted By Alan Friedman
In addition to a crackling new active region on the sun there have been some nice prominences gracing the solar limb. Captured yesterday morning with my solarmax 90 and Zeiss APQ130 at f22.

best,
Alan

June 9, 2007 06:09 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Jupiter - another try

Posted By Alan Friedman
Jupiter crossing the meridian. The treetops, power lines and thick blanket of atmosphere at 25 degrees make for a very challenging capture, although this attempt came out better than the last.

A-P 10" mak @f32 and DMK21BF04 monochrome camera. L(R+G)RGB using approximately 200/850 frames from each filtered stream.

best wishes,
Alan

June 27, 2007 03:35 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Re: Venus 6/15/07

Posted By Alan Friedman
Very beautiful!

Alan

July 5, 2007 12:37 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

New Hampshire moonscape

Posted By Alan Friedman
Have been on vacation in New Hampshire for the past 10 days. Here is a view of Jupiter, the moon and Antares shot from our bedroom window.

best wishes,
Alan

August 28, 2007 06:46 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

pre-eclipse hand wringer

Posted By Alan Friedman
Hi -

High cirrus clouds looked like a problem for our eclipse party here in Buffalo, but they passed in time for us to observe the show. Once they departed I could fully enjoy how pretty they were - a veil in front of the full moon.

best,
Alan

August 30, 2007 06:29 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

going, going, gone

Posted By Alan Friedman
A dramatic eclipsed moon setting into the skyline of Buffalo would have made a nice picture, but it wasn't to be. Chasing the dark eclipsed moon into the brightening dawn sky was surprisingly difficult and inspired this little study of colors and contrast. 15 images captured through my 4.1" refractor just before and into totality.

best,
Alan

September 20, 2007 04:36 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

the goddess

Posted By Alan Friedman
Hi all -

From Wednesday morning, about 7:10EDT.

I was up imaging mars and was startled by the brilliant beacon in the east (Venus reaches it's maximum, -4.8, this week) - had to turn the scope away from Mars to make sure it wasn't a plane headed in my direction. Venus is usually out of reach from my backyard pier location, I haven't shot it often and don't have a UV pass filter. This was recorded in RGB using my A-P 10" mak/cassegrain at f30, DMK 21BF04 camera. Image capture and processing in Astro IIDC and Adobe PSCS3 on a Mac platform.

Captured on the morning of my 26th wedding anniversary - I've dedicated this image to the goddess in my life, Donna Massimo, who has always supported my obsession with this hobby!

clear skies and best wishes,
Alan


September 21, 2007 04:26 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

I didn't know you can see the moon in the daytime!

Posted By Alan Friedman
How often have you heard that comment?!

The waning gibbous moon, captured while waiting for a daytime transit of the ISS. A/P 155 and DMK41AF02 camera recorded the detail - the color was recorded with a Nikon D1x digital SLR through the same telescope.

http://www.avertedimagination.com/img_pages/daytime_moon.html

best,
Alan

September 23, 2007 10:38 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Re: MARS (fl=6850mm) 9/23/07

Posted By Alan Friedman
Hi Dan -

Very nice work on this and also your new Venus image!

best,
Alan

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