Astronomy.com POTD!

[iceman (Mike)]

I just saw my Jupiter + Ganymede picture on Astronomy.com's Picture of the Day!

Astronomy.com

Picture of the Day

[bird (Anthony Wesley)]

Well done Mike!

Bird

[Dennis]

Congratulations Mike. Well deserved recognition for your commitment to imaging this planet and producing such amazingly detailed images.

Cheers

Dennis

[White Rabbit]

It is a stunning shot. I'd be lucky to see Mars at the size of Ganymede in that picture with my Meade ETX125 .

Great shot.

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Nice one Mike

[h0ughy (David)]

nice result Mr Salway

[Ric]

Congrats Mike, well deserved for such a fantastic image.

Cheers

[venus (Lydia)]

Very impressive capture Mike. I'd be jumping too The 'shadow' is massive, if that was on Earth is would be a total eclipse?

[ving (David)]

stop ya bouncing will ya, i am getting sick!

congrats

[fringe_dweller]

i'm getting a bad back from all this bowing! awesome mike but isnt htat the competitions website? only joking
its nice joop standing up to take up the slack in the excitement after p1, i am looking forward to to all hotshots to come from the top planetary guns here (and eslewhere) during this upcoming great? joop return
could you get anymore famouser Mike?

[AstroBlob]

just joined up. wow. nice pic mate. you r the 2nd aussie this week thats been on that website.

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=ga&id=99&aid=5219

[janoskiss (Steve H)]

Fantastic.

White rabbit, you're right about Ganymede looking a lot like Mars.

How good is that, right next to the Hubble shot, the POTD the day before!! Well done again, Mike!

[chunkylad (David)]

Congrats Mike. Well done. I really enjoyed the animation also.

[acropolite (Phil)]

Well done Mike and welcome Astroblob

[DobDobDob (Ron)]

I saw it earlier in the day also, congratulations, it is after all a sensational image and deserving of wide spread publication.

[davidpretorius]

woo hoo, mikes is a legend....clap clap clap