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18-07-2005, 07:17 AM
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Best amateur shots, ever!
Check out this webpage, from Damian Peach.. they are the result of his astrophotography trip to Barbados, where he took his 9.25" Celestron and his CCD cameras.
http://www.damianpeach.com/barbados05.htm
They have to be seen to be believed.
Among the best shots by an amateur, ever.
18-07-2005, 07:31 AM
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This guy actually imaged details on ganymede
Jupiter has to be the best I have seen and as for saturn, I wouldn't have known it wasn't a NASA shot.
Wow, this guy has fed his SCT steroids!!
Man that is dedication!
18-07-2005, 08:31 AM
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18-07-2005, 09:05 AM
casual star gazer
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oh boy this guy is very good
18-07-2005, 09:06 AM
<--- Comet Hale-Bopp
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Obviously his secret to taking great images is to sit next to your telescope nekid!
Off with the clothes everyone!
18-07-2005, 09:59 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cometcatcher
Obviously his secret to taking great images is to sit next to your telescope nekid!
Off with the clothes everyone!
not in this weather brother!! 3 last night and that was on the coast
18-07-2005, 10:11 AM
Whats visual Astronomy
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Great shots.....terrible shot of him.
18-07-2005, 10:38 AM
~Dust bunny breeder~
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gah! i can do better!
hehe,
they are some of the best shots i have ever seen... (sorry bird where ever you are)
18-07-2005, 10:59 AM
The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Location: In the Dark at Snake Valley, Victoria
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WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW!
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18-07-2005, 12:02 PM
Well at least he's in shorts, hell I dont wear much else in summer here either, save for sweeting all over the ep lol,
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18-07-2005, 03:26 PM
Retired, damn no pension
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I don't think I want to play anymore.
Strange as it is for me, words fail me. I think I'll take my toys and go home now.
18-07-2005, 03:35 PM
The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Paul,
18-07-2005, 03:39 PM
Retired, damn no pension
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I wonder how much it cost to hire out a couple of hours of Cassini camera time
I'm not taking anything away from his obvious skill but when you compare shots like those with other very accopmplished planetary imagers what a differnce seeing can make hey.
18-07-2005, 03:41 PM
The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Can Barbados be THAT dark?
18-07-2005, 03:43 PM
Retired, damn no pension
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??? Dark???
18-07-2005, 03:52 PM
The 'DRAGON MAN'
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OK. Can the Barbados Atmosphere be that clear and still (as well as dark). It all looks too perfect!!!
18-07-2005, 04:07 PM
i like lookin at stuff.
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yeah.. i woulda thought it'd be fairly muggy in the tropics.. and hot.. which wouldn't be good for seeing or transparency i woulda thought..
but anyway.. they are AWESOME shots... really really really really cool. forget hubble.. lets just send this bloke up into space.. maybe then he'll put on a shirt!
el
18-07-2005, 06:37 PM
on the highway to Hell
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Ken, he says that is jet stream free there for most of the year!! so thats why the tahiti guy that bird pointed out once gets the shot he gets too - ah! i am starting to get the picture now - they would have a few nice mountains on that island too i would assume - btw my significant other takes better cat photos than he does, so there :-))
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18-07-2005, 08:47 PM
Whats visual Astronomy
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Looks like we need to organise a trip to Barbardos....Mike's shout....he can ride it off as a Buisness trip for Iceinspace.
18-07-2005, 09:28 PM
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and you've got another 1 3/4" Tony.
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Off with the clothes everyone!
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