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Posts Made By: Paul Maxson

January 23, 2005 11:16 PM Forum: Solar System Observing

Sunspots from January 20, 2005

Posted By Paul Maxson
I managed to get a very poor image of AR720 on it's last day visible this time around. Clouds all over and breezy. Can't have it all I guess... :-)

http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/Solar/Sun012005-720-2.jpg

http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/Solar/Sun012005-720prime-5.jpg

It was fun and I hope it survives to be seen again in about 12-14 days!!

Paul Maxson
http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/

January 25, 2005 01:41 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Re: one of my best old friends!

Posted By Paul Maxson
I remember that group!! I wish I had my ED100 back then. It was a marvelous group. And that is a wonderful image!!

Paul



Eric Todd said:

Just got it back up on the site, which still needs a lot of work:

http://tinyurl.com/46ru2

Not many will forget the disturbances this one caused!

Eric

January 25, 2005 01:48 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

More congratulations are in order!!

Posted By Paul Maxson
Got the April S&T today and as is my habit, I checked out the user contributions in the back and there was a beautiful Saturn by Jim Phillips (I thought your scope is an 8" not 10"). Then as I'm reading articles (I don't JUST look at the pictures you see... wink ), I see Wes Higgins award winning image of Schroeter's Valley and surrounding area. And if THAT wasn't enough, in the Jupiter Red Spot section is a beautiful image from Damian Peach. Our images have been getting a lot of print in the Red Spot area lately.

Congratulations everyone!!
Paul Maxson

January 25, 2005 03:07 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Re: Saturn Opposition Collaboration

Posted By Paul Maxson
Absolutely awesome!! shocked

Paul

January 25, 2005 03:08 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Jupiter with my ED100

Posted By Paul Maxson
Hi all,

Well it wasn't shot with a huge scope...the jury on my C925 is still out, but I'm convinced that it has some problems. Anyway, I shot this image of Jupiter with my trusty Orion ED100 and a 3x Televue barlow. I enlarged the image 15%. In the lower right of the disk, close to the North Pole region you can see a dark spot. That is the disk (not shadow) of Ganymede. Considering the scope and all, I'm happy with the image.

http://tinyurl.com/7yqv4

Paul Maxson
http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/index.htm

January 25, 2005 03:08 PM Forum: Solar System Observing

Jupiter with my ED100

Posted By Paul Maxson
Hi all,

Well it wasn't shot with a huge scope...the jury on my C925 is still out, but I'm convinced that it has some problems. Anyway, I shot this image of Jupiter with my trusty Orion ED100 and a 3x Televue barlow. I enlarged the image 15%. In the lower right of the disk, close to the North Pole region you can see a dark spot. That is the disk (not shadow) of Ganymede. Considering the scope and all, I'm happy with the image.

http://tinyurl.com/7yqv4

Paul Maxson
http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/index.htm

January 26, 2005 05:31 PM Forum: Solar System Observing

Re: sunspots in review

Posted By Paul Maxson
Eric,

I just love those images!! What type of filter did you use?

Thanks!!
Paul

Eric Todd said:

Thought you might like to see some sunspots from the past:

http://tinyurl.com/46ru2

I recently dug these out of my archives; they are the highest resolution ones I have to date taken with the ETX-90. The top was was a stack of 15 out of 400 frames and the bottom 40 out of 377 frames. Seeing on that day was 9+/10 with very steady skies.

Enjoy,
Eric

January 26, 2005 05:55 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Sunspots on January 22 and 23, 2005

Posted By Paul Maxson
Well, the skies are bleak and dreary at this time, but I managed to get some sunspot images processed from when the sun popped his head out. They aren't huge spots, but turned out nicely despite less than perfect seeing. I am really, really getting to like Registax 3 with the Gradient and Create Reference features!!

http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/Solar/Sun012205-723-4.jpg

http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/Solar/Sun012305-723-3.jpg

http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/Solar/Sun012205-725-1.jpg

http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/Solar/Sun012305-725-1.jpg

Paul Maxson
http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/


BTW, I have updated my webpage in the Solar area with my sequence of group AR720.

January 26, 2005 05:55 PM Forum: Solar System Observing

Sunspots on January 22 and 23, 2005

Posted By Paul Maxson
Well, the skies are bleak and dreary at this time, but I managed to get some sunspot images processed from when the sun popped his head out. They aren't huge spots, but turned out nicely despite less than perfect seeing. I am really, really getting to like Registax 3 with the Gradient and Create Reference features!!

http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/Solar/Sun012205-723-4.jpg

http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/Solar/Sun012305-723-3.jpg

http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/Solar/Sun012205-725-1.jpg

http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/Solar/Sun012305-725-1.jpg

Paul Maxson
http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/


BTW, I have updated my webpage in the Solar area with my sequence of group AR720.

January 26, 2005 11:55 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Toucams....

Posted By Paul Maxson
Just curious if the newer Toucams (840 and/or II) are better than the 740? I have had mine for about 20 months and wonder if it has lost sensitivity over the time.

Paul

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