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CoombellKid
16-08-2007, 07:31 PM
Just recieved a post from another group which had this link.

http://www.higginsandsons.com/astro/images/Moretus-Curtius-08-03-07.jpg

taken by Wes Higgins through his 18" Starmaster with 5x barlow and the DMK-21F04

check it out :eyepop:

regards,CS
MortonH
16-08-2007, 07:43 PM
:eyepop::eyepop::eyepop::eyepop::ey epop:
leon
16-08-2007, 07:50 PM
Wow that is awsume, you feel kile you are actually on the Moon, great stuff.

Leon
iceman
16-08-2007, 07:53 PM
Wes Higgins is amazing, he's been doing it at the top of his game for years. His lunar images are among the best taken anywhere by anyone with any telescope.
Ric
16-08-2007, 09:46 PM
Blimey what an amazing image, very stunning.
Jarrod
16-08-2007, 09:50 PM
:eyepop:
davidpretorius
16-08-2007, 10:06 PM
yes, he is very very good!
Tamtarn
16-08-2007, 10:46 PM
Amazing...........:eyepop:
h0ughy
16-08-2007, 11:07 PM
wow, is this a lunar lander shot?
bloodhound31
16-08-2007, 11:37 PM
how can that possibly be a picture from the earth??????

AMAZING!:thumbsup:
Ingo
17-08-2007, 06:43 AM
Looks great though the side walls of the craters look CGI'd and it's pretty confusing.
CoombellKid
17-08-2007, 07:03 AM
Ingo,

Interesting comment, haven't heard CGI used since I left the film industry.
I didn't know they applied that to stills. But I suppose you could.

On another note, it is easier to be at the top of the game when you have
good gear and your imaging through an 18" Carl Zambuto mirror : )

regards,CS
Ingo
17-08-2007, 10:46 AM
Most of the image looks pretty heavily computer processed to me, definitely doesn't look all real.
astroron
17-08-2007, 11:45 AM
Not being an expert on imaging, but watching it downloading (dialup) it seemed to be a patchwork of images ,sometimes not quite lined up.
To many straight lines.
Very good all the same.
joshman
19-08-2007, 11:36 AM
that's freakin' sweet.
sheeny
19-08-2007, 12:05 PM
That's a stunning image IMO. Here's a link to the index page to many of his lunar images if you are interested in browsing:

http://www.higginsandsons.com/astro/

I thought the DMK 21F04 was a 640x480 camera, but this image is a lot bigger.:shrug: Any ideas as to whether its a mosaic or resampled, or have I got my DMK cameras confused? (that's not unrealistic!:lol:;))

Al.