[SkyViking (Rolf)]

Originally Posted by Shiraz

Another excellent presentation Rolf - inspiring. Thanks very much for posting. Regards Ray

Thanks a lot Ray

Originally Posted by DavidU

Fabulous images Rolf.

Thanks Dave

Originally Posted by iceman

Beautiful images and excellent presentation!

Thank you Mike, glad you liked it. I enjoy doing these presentations.

Originally Posted by dj gravelrash

sensational --cheers for sharing.

Thanks Dino

Originally Posted by StephenM

Great stuff Rolf! Very well captured.

Cheers,
Stephen

Thank you Stephen. One of the good things about Uranus and Neptune is that one can keep shooting and get lots of frames to stack because at this distance there aren't really any features which will be blurred by rotation.

Originally Posted by koputai

Inspiring, Thanks!

Cheers,
Jason.

Thanks Jason

Originally Posted by Clayton

Lovely work Rolf

Thank you Clayton

Originally Posted by Ric

Great images Rolf

I also agree the presentation is a beauty.

Thanks Ric, glad you liked it.

Originally Posted by John Hothersall

Not enough bother with these two ice giants and orbits shown set of the dynamics of these distant systems. Great work.

John.

Thank you John. I noticed it made Universe Today as well, so at least these far away giants get some exposure. They are a bit overlooked, but great fun to image!

Originally Posted by Dennis

Beautiful work Rolf and what a stunning presentation. Showing the orbits is a really cool idea and makes these images really leap of the page.

Which application(s) do you use for planning your sessions for these planets? I have found a few slight differences for the moons plotted positions between Starry Night Pro and Sky Tools, the two apps that I normally use.

Cheers

Dennis

Thanks a lot Dennis. I was really just wondering about the orientation of the orbits, and then I decided to add them which turned out quite well I think. You are right about Starry Night, the positions of the moons are always off by a bit, don't know why. I haven't tried Sky Tools. I found that NASA's Solar System Simulator shows the exact locations - it is a great tool: http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/

Originally Posted by Saturn%5

Great work Rolf

Thank you Graeme