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bird
22-10-2007, 08:57 AM
Like mike I found the seeing was pretty good this morning. Mars is still a hard target due to the low altitude - this image was taken with mars at 31 degrees.

For something different I used my Dragonfly2 camera, but all settings were very similar to before.

Scope: www.acquerra.com.au/astro/lexx.html
capture:

- red channel: 150 seconds @ 40fps, 80% gain
- green channel: 50 seconds @ 40fps, 100% gain
- blue channel: 50 seconds @ 40fps, 100% gain

Stacked about 2500 frames in red and 1000 in each of green and blue. Frames were resampled to 150% size before processing.

Seeing was fair, sometimes maybe 7/10.

regards, Bird
rumples riot
22-10-2007, 09:00 AM
Superb image Anthony.
sheeny
22-10-2007, 09:02 AM
Very impressive Anthony! Can't wait to see what you can do when it's a bit higher!

Al.
iceman
22-10-2007, 09:08 AM
Wow, that's excellent Anthony. Very beautiful.
bird
22-10-2007, 09:18 AM
Thanks - Mike we must have been imaging at exactly the same time!

Bird
mill
22-10-2007, 09:18 AM
Fantastic image and what an detail.
Alchemy
22-10-2007, 06:50 PM
congrats on a lovely image
Dennis
22-10-2007, 07:16 PM
Stunning image Anthony - how on earth did you manage to pull that one out of the hat so early in the season?

Cheers

Dennis
iceman
22-10-2007, 07:19 PM
It feels like it's early in the season, but the season is almost half over! Opposition is only 2 months away.. I remember fondly the days back in May/June when Mars was high in the south at only 5.4" - before it headed north.
bird
22-10-2007, 08:29 PM
For me the season starts when Mars is transiting in pre-dawn twilight, that's about the time you can start to get serious, and that's happening about now - so for me the season is just starting too!

I think the mars seasons are shorter than Jupiter/Saturn.

cheers, Bird
Dennis
22-10-2007, 09:52 PM
Whoops – clearly my mind and ‘scope have been elsewhere.

Cheers

Dennis
davidpretorius
23-10-2007, 09:04 PM
ok, you have just jumped past mike.

really impressive
bird
26-10-2007, 12:32 AM
reprocessed...
ballaratdragons
26-10-2007, 12:47 AM
Wow Bird, very nice work!

The polar region looks terrific.

I hope we turn on the seeing for you at Camp to get some great shots.
iceman
26-10-2007, 05:43 AM
Lovely rework, much smoother.
davidpretorius
26-10-2007, 07:22 AM
yes, this is very good!
rumples riot
26-10-2007, 08:37 AM
Superb image.
bird
26-10-2007, 09:11 AM
me too!

Bird
RB
26-10-2007, 10:20 AM
Absolutely stunning work Bird !!