Astronomy.com POTD!

[iceman]

I just saw my Jupiter + Ganymede picture on Astronomy.com's Picture of the Day!

Astronomy.com (http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx)

Picture of the Day (http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=ga&id=99&aid=5237)

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[bird]

Well done Mike!

Bird

[Dennis]

Congratulations Mike. Well deserved recognition for your commitment to imaging this planet and producing such amazingly detailed images.

Cheers

Dennis

[White Rabbit]

It is a stunning shot. I'd be lucky to see Mars at the size of Ganymede in that picture with my Meade ETX125 :P.

Great shot.

[[1ponders]]

Nice one Mike :thumbsup:

[h0ughy]

nice result Mr Salway

[Ric]

Congrats Mike, well deserved for such a fantastic image.

Cheers

[venus]

Very impressive capture Mike. I'd be jumping too:) The 'shadow' is massive, if that was on Earth is would be a total eclipse?

[ving]

stop ya bouncing will ya, i am getting sick! :P

congrats :)

[fringe_dweller]

:bowdown: i'm getting a bad back from all this bowing! :cool: awesome mike :cheers: but isnt htat the competitions website? :confuse3: only joking :D
its nice joop standing up to take up the slack in the excitement after p1, i am looking forward to to all hotshots to come from the top planetary guns here (and eslewhere) during this upcoming great? joop return :) :)
could you get anymore famouser Mike? ;)

[AstroBlob]

just joined up. wow. nice pic mate. you r the 2nd aussie this week thats been on that website.

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=ga&id=99&aid=5219 (http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=ga&id=99&aid=5219)

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[janoskiss]

Fantastic. :D

White rabbit, you're right about Ganymede looking a lot like Mars.

How good is that, right next to the Hubble shot, the POTD the day before!! Well done again, Mike!

[chunkylad]

Congrats Mike. Well done. I really enjoyed the animation also.

[acropolite]

Well done Mike :thumbsup: and welcome Astroblob :D

[DobDobDob]

I saw it earlier in the day also, congratulations, it is after all a sensational image and deserving of wide spread publication.

[davidpretorius]

woo hoo, mikes is a legend....clap clap clap