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Old 03-11-2005, 07:22 AM
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I'm excited!

Captured my best ever avi's of Mars last night! Incredible detail I thought I'd never be able to produce.

At first the image was wobbling around so bad I almost packed up straight away, but forgot I hadn't collimated for 2 weeks, checked it and it was way out. After collimating the image settled down nicely, and after a hot day it took longer for the scope's temperature to settle down too.

The seeing was great, the jetstream wasn't there and I'm excited about processing them today!

It will be my best Mars image by a LONG way. Will hopefully post them this arvo.
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Old 03-11-2005, 07:34 AM
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Congratulations Mike. I don't know about your skies but mine are extremely light polluted at the moment, and high humidity and junk in the air is reflecting the light everywhere. I could not see most of scorpio last night or orion due to this "light". I too have been looking at that jet stream and the approaching front. If we are lucky we might get tonight in as well. I even broke out the lpi and the laptop (now you know thats a big move for me) but since i couldn't achieve polar alignment I gave up in disgust. maybe I should have got the meade out?

I look forward to what you can produce Mike, the standard seems to have been set by Paul and Anthony.LOL Hope you can eclipse their efforts!!
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Old 03-11-2005, 09:08 AM
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good one big kev,

have you processed it yet!!!
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Old 03-11-2005, 09:09 AM
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Darn, I new i should have gone out.. Missed a perfect night. Cant wait to see your images Mike.

One problem i have is that the house next door is quiet high and Mars just gets over the roof of it when its at its peak. The one night i looked at Mars for the first time it was very blured, and I could see the heat coming of the roof tiles.
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Old 03-11-2005, 09:31 AM
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waiting... waiting....

welcome back by the way
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Old 03-11-2005, 09:54 AM
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waiting.... waiting......

I think ving said it best....
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Old 03-11-2005, 12:16 PM
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Hmmm, they must be good if you posted here. Wonder what it will look like.
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Old 03-11-2005, 12:39 PM
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Wonder what it will look like
I hope it will look like Mars.
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Old 03-11-2005, 12:45 PM
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yes we can only hope mike.... as much as i like mars bars i should think if it looked like one you'd be disappointed
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How was the seeing compared to Monday night at Snake Valley Mike?
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Old 03-11-2005, 12:53 PM
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yes we can only hope mike.... as much as i like mars bars i should think if it looked like one you'd be disappointed
And can you imagine if it turns out to look like a Jupiter bar, Mike will freak...

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thats a good question... did you do any imaging at SV... is it on the forum somewhere and i missed it?
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Old 03-11-2005, 01:22 PM
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Yes I should have clarified that statement. Hopefully it will look like Mars, but how good I wonder.
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Old 03-11-2005, 01:40 PM
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Welcome back Mike. Waiting, lol.
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waitin - but in the meantime here is one Mike prepared earlier

Yes in the absence of a image from Mike, here is one he may have done earlier, notice the feature on the surface MareMikeus findus
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Old 03-11-2005, 02:04 PM
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Ummm....yes....well....needs more images stacked, too grainy. Better get yourself an LPI.
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Old 03-11-2005, 02:07 PM
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listen here asimov, a toucam is better than a lpi or even a $10,000 sbigus ccd liquid hydrogen colled camera!!!!!

They are the best, They are the best!!!

Great pic houghy!
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Old 03-11-2005, 02:09 PM
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Houghy,

Get a ToUcam....
Get a ToUcam....
Get a ToUcam....
Get a ToUcam....
Get a ToUcam....

Nice Image BTW,

What are the details.......
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Old 03-11-2005, 02:11 PM
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Wat ROT! throw them both out & got youself a KODAK my boy!
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hey asi, did you retreat out of the lpi vs toucam thread like me????
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