Sun, Moon & Venus from Brisbane, 7th & 8th Nov 2013.

Dennis · #1 09-11-2013, 08:31 PM

Finally managed to get round to processing some data collected over the last couple of days. Smoke from bush fires N of Brisbane seems to have taken the edge off the seeing, but overall I am still pleased with the results.

Venus from 7th Nov, Sun & Moon from 8th Nov. All taken with Tak Mewlon 180 F12, Tak x1.6 Extender and ASI120MM CCD camera

Thanks for looking.

Cheers

Dennis

h0ughy (David) · #2 09-11-2013, 08:37 PM

what an awesome assortment - the moon shots you were orbiting weren't you

noeyedeer (Matt) · #3 09-11-2013, 08:47 PM

love the moon shots and Venus. I spent about an hour eyeballing Venus at 220x it's way too bright to appreciate the detail you have.

your moon images are exceptional as always. I like comparing your pics to the view in the scope

matt

Larryp (Laurie) · #4 09-11-2013, 08:49 PM

Very impressive!

Solar (Ralph Smith) · #5 09-11-2013, 10:35 PM

Super impressive Dennis.
I must have a do some moon work soon.

Dennis · #6 10-11-2013, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by h0ughy

what an awesome assortment - the moon shots you were orbiting weren't you

Thanks David – it’s amazing how an image really scrubs up and pops when down sampling from 1280x960 to 800x600. Vindication of the Niquist sampling theory?

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Originally Posted by noeyedeer

love the moon shots and Venus. I spent about an hour eyeballing Venus at 220x it's way too bright to appreciate the detail you have.your moon images are exceptional as always. I like comparing your pics to the view in the scope
matt

Thanks Matt, the Moon is what enticed me into amateur astronomy and she holds a fond place in my heart.

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Originally Posted by Larryp

Very impressive!

Thanks Laurie, I appreciate you looking and writing your nice words.

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Originally Posted by Solar

Super impressive Dennis.
I must have a do some moon work soon.

Thanks Ralph – leaving the ‘scope set up and configured from the day’s solar imaging run makes taking these Moon photos very easy.

Cheers

Dennis