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Posts Made By: Mike Wirths

April 18, 2005 12:30 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Fracastorius 04/15/05

Posted By Mike Wirths
8O Wow thats a sweet shot!! In fact I think yours and Paolos shots of this crater are the best ever done! I like to image craters in all different lighting but I think sometimes the optimal time is when they are about one day past being on the terminater.
The multiple point alignment works great, I e-mailed Mike Unsold of Images Plus to ask him if he was still planning on doing avi support. The good news he is AND he will be implementing multiple point alignment, bad news is it may take another year sad

thanks

Mike W

April 19, 2005 12:25 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Walter

Posted By Mike Wirths
Beautifully done Ed!! I don't know about the gamma issue since I'm working with more aperature I use it only when imaging stuff on the terminator that is a little dim, but basically I try to get it to look good on the moniter i.e. not areas that are burned out, but a pleasing balance of all of the lit areas. Then its all up to the seeing which is the luck of the draw!!

--great stuff

Mike W

April 19, 2005 12:53 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Lots of Solar System objects (Part 1)

Posted By Mike Wirths
Paul thats a great "crop" of images!!
You should send that Hommel in to Chuck Wood bet he does'nt get many of that one!

cheers

Mike

April 19, 2005 04:21 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Plato w/4" apo

Posted By Mike Wirths
8O Fabulous resolution for a 4" scope John!
You're pushing the envelope!


--Mike W

April 20, 2005 06:48 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Lots of Solar System objects (Part 2)

Posted By Mike Wirths
Paul the lunar shots are especially good! I like the Alphonsus shot with all of its rilles and with the davey cantina too! Hyginus has a great crater chain inside of it!!

excellent

Mike

April 20, 2005 06:51 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Heraclitus & Licetus

Posted By Mike Wirths
Ed, superbly done shot of a very interesting crater grouping!! But I think Paolo beat you to the LPOD that was done a little while back, still I'm sure Chuck Wood really likes getting rare shots of craters that are not imaged very often!!


cheers

Mike W

April 22, 2005 12:35 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Saturn (farewell) with moons

Posted By Mike Wirths
Just plain superb Alan!! Such clarity & sharpness!
When I get my mono Lumenera I may get a filter wheel and try your technique for the planets too.


thanks
Mike

April 22, 2005 12:37 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Jupiter - my best so far

Posted By Mike Wirths
excellent image Russell!!

-Mike

April 24, 2005 09:30 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Jupiter with RGB filter wheel

Posted By Mike Wirths
REALLY superb result Alan!

So how does one make a blue channel from the R & G?
That same technique could also be used then on mars this fall! Cool stuff!
I'd like to do the same type of thing when I get my Lumenera (mono), only I'll use the Baader 685nm IRpassband filter for the L and then a R & G for the other 2. WhaTt filter whell are you using? I'm looking at the Sirius optics one for my newt, hope it will come to focus with the 5X's barlow.
Hope you get some better seeing to try out this technique some more!!

cheers

Mike W

April 28, 2005 11:56 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Copernicus from 4/19

Posted By Mike Wirths
Alan,

No need to be shy about posting superb lunar pics like that wink
Glad to hear the red filter worked for you tey really do make a difference!

keep up the lunacy!

Mike W

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