The Key

[Peter Ward]

Sticking with "the program" I pushed some older data to the max, with some newer software, but in truth, I think I need a bigger telescope (preferably on a mountain top) to get a better result.

The link is here
(http://www.atscope.com.au/BRO/gallery145.html)

[strongmanmike]

:rofl:

[marc4darkskies]

Et tu, Peter? ...

Pretty cool though! ... M'kaay

[Peter Ward]

Ah... another "South Park" fan M'kay :lol:

[gregbradley]

Pretty amazing.

Greg.

[Octane]

Holy moly. Wow!

I've never seen that much detail in that region before.

Can you do the same with the Homunculous, Peter? :D

H

[Paul Haese]

Holy Hell that is huge. Finger needs to be up the other way though.;)

[Stevec35]

Pretty good! You rarely see detail like that in the finger.

Cheers

Steve

[alpal]

Wow - that's great detail & of course the image scale is
just perfect at f12.

I think we all need a big telescope on a mountain
& some adaptive optics would be great too but we
do the best with what we have - and within our budget.

[Peter Ward]

Ta... but I suspect I can do better once I get the RC mirrors back from re-coating.



Thanks Steve I used a smidge of G'Bany's layered sharpenig technique on the finger..came up OK



:)



Ah I like a challenge.... we'll see



Thanks Greg. I'd imagine that CDK of yours could easily do something similar on a good night.

[alpal]

Peter,


I didn't know that.
Maybe the only step up from all the high end gear you have is adaptive optics?
You've done everything else or am I wrong
& you've dabbled in that too?

[Peter Ward]

Err...I did use an AOL for that data.

What hamstrung me for ages was getting a tele-extender in place to cover a big sensor without sag in the optical train. That problem is now solved ;)

[alpal]

Peter,


I am sorry.
I just read the detail on the photo again and saw "AOL".
Well - that's it then - you've gone as far as you can go.
Only higher altitude & better seeing could improve it.
(as you were saying too)

[TheDecepticon]

That is an interesting shot. :)

Which mountain did you choose?;)

[alpal]

Me,


There is one thing I didn't think of:
RCOS offers an ion milling service -
don't tell me you've had that done too? :)

[Ross G]

An excellent closeup.

Amazing detail.

Ross.

[Peter Ward]

Thanks Ross, there are better examples out there...eg from Germans in Namibia, but, hey taken from the 'burbs of Sydney I'm reasonably happy.



Unfortunately, ion-milling is only available in F9.0 optics... I wanted F7.9 so had to settle for "computer polished" :)



Ahh.. a no-brainer!
Mona Kea.
The Hilton resort (http://www.hiltonwaikoloavillage.com/) just north of Kona is not too shabby either ;)
(took the family there some years ago...highly recommended)