Hi-Res Vallis Alpes - 1st October

[iceman]

Hi all

Here's one that I rushed processing on before I went on holidays, so here's the final tidied up version.

Taken on the 1st October with the 5x powermate in good seeing.

Quite happy with how it turned out.

[Dennis]

Very nice Mike. Smooth processing, sharp and resolved all over with a terrific amount of detail. Just love the width of that central rille - so cleanly and clearly resolved. Easily one of the best images I have seen of this feature.

Cheers

Dennis

[John K]

Great work on a real testpiece Mike, very smooth image, well done!

[sheeny]

Very nice Mike!:thumbsup:

Al.

[iceman]

Thanks Dennis, John and Al. Appreciate your kind words.

I love imaging the Alpine Valley, it really puts an imaging system (and the seeing) to test!

[Dennis]

And the operator, unless you are of course including them in the imaging system...;)

Cheers

Dennis

[iceman]

Here's a re-worked version of this image, re-processed on a better LCD.

This one has a more pleasing view with better contrast and sharpness.

[Dennis]

Hi Mike

Today, I received my copy of the "Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Near Side of the Moon" by Charles J. Byrne, from Amazon. Here’s a quick spiel about the book:

“In 1967, Lunar Orbiter Mission 4 sent back to Earth a superb series of photographs of the surface of the Moon, despite severe degradation caused by scanning artifacts and the reconstruction processes involved in transmission from lunar orbit.

Using 21st century techniques, Charles Byrne – previously System Engineer of the Apollo Program for Lunar Orbiter Photography – has removed the artifacts and imperfections to produce the most comprehensive and beautifully detailed set of images of the lunar surface.”

Anyhow, I had a look at the Alpine Valley image from Lunar Orbiter Mission 4 and your image more or less resolves this area as well as the LO image!

Cheers

Dennis

[ving]

nice mike :)
dispite the fact the second one gives more contrast i prefer the first as its more pleasing to the eye (yeah i know, detail lost). it'd be great if you could put up a little scale so we have some idea of distances ;)

[iceman]

Thanks Dennis!

And yes Dave, I know I need to do that!! Next lunar image i'll do it!