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Originally Posted by asimov
Well Allan, I'm a bit peeved off nonetheless mate. I work hard at what I do & it's no easy feat to assemble 12 pane Solar mosaics in particular, only to get 2 or 3 replies...Perhaps the problem is I post too many lol. Well I took early retirement to devote myself to this so if I get a day & a night cloud free then I'm going to post the results. It gets me to thinking though, that perhaps my images are rubbish, you know? When you get next to no feedback, it's a natural thing to start thinking that way. It sounds a bit lame but yes, it's about REPLIES & DISCUSSION - If I didn't want that, I'd be posting the stuff to my own webpage & not in a bloody forum, right? As far as I can see, this is mainly a DSO forum these days which is fine but I see it as just another little problem. Gone are the days of 10 page discussions on planet imaging techniques & camera's etc. Anyway, I've said what I was thinking & now I'll shut the hell up & just keep posting lol.  
BTW I'm so glad I have inspired you 
Apologies to Trevor here too. I'm not into hijacking as you know. |
John
No need to apologise at all as I know exactly where you are comming from. Quite often I see a great image and note that there have been maybe 150 views and only three replies of "nice image" or words to that effect. Spending every clear night to get out and start imaging either for DSO or planetary is a real dedication that so few are capable of. But as from your post there is real science here that amateurs are capable of enhancing pro studies.
I take my hat off to you and the others and your efforts are worth appreciating. Maybe it's about time that IIS implements a like button or some such.
I'm looking at getting a set of colour filters and holder so that I can do some colour images of Jupiter when it comes around again this year. I must admit that only twice in all my planetary observation (which has been sporadic) that I've had that could be called exceptional viewing, but they are etched into my memory.
Keep at it as there is a good fan base for what you and others do.
Allan