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25-06-2014, 07:22 AM
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It's a very impressive timeline you have Mike, well done! Keep it up.
Steve
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25-06-2014, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by stevous67
It's a very impressive timeline you have Mike, well done! Keep it up.
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He he yeah, only broken from 1993 to 2002 while I was trying to become the worlds strongest man   got close but no cigar...astronomy and astroimaging is much less strenuous 
Mike
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25-06-2014, 10:07 AM
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He he yeah, only broken from 1993 to 2002 while I was trying to become the worlds strongest man got close but no cigar...astronomy and astroimaging is much less strenuous
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Depends how big your scope is...  I have trouble getting all my stuff inside if it starts to rain - too damn heavy!!! 
Cheers,
Mario
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26-06-2014, 03:17 PM
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Great comparison Mike, and as people have mentioned it's good to see how the advancements in technology have made such a difference
Best wishes
Gordon
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26-06-2014, 03:58 PM
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Ah....the memories...
What you need is a 30min exposure using a C5 with today's CCD....that would make an interesting comparison.
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26-06-2014, 04:52 PM
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True dat! The challenge has been set - there's even a C5 in the trader right now. Get to it Michelangelo!
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27-06-2014, 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Paramount
Great comparison Mike, and as people have mentioned it's good to see how the advancements in technology have made such a difference
Best wishes
Gordon
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Amazing really, huh?
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Originally Posted by Merlin66
Ah....the memories...
What you need is a 30min exposure using a C5 with today's CCD....that would make an interesting comparison.
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Originally Posted by LewisM
True dat! The challenge has been set - there's even a C5 in the trader right now. Get to it Michelangelo!
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Actually, I almost did that HERE - both 30min of data, one taken with a C5 at 1300mm FL the other AG12 at 1120mm FL
Mike
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02-07-2014, 04:28 PM
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Mike, I fond this post very aspiring for various reasons. Looking forward to another comparison from you in 2044 
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02-07-2014, 09:00 PM
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Mike, I fond this post very aspiring for various reasons. Looking forward to another comparison from you in 2044 |
Yeah, at 77 suuuurely I will be automated by then   ...or perhaps setting up my own space telescope each night 
Mike
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02-07-2014, 09:20 PM
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What a great comparison! It is great to see how far we have come with imaging over this time! That last photo is awesome!
Keep up the good work.
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02-07-2014, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by phobos27
What a great comparison! It is great to see how far we have come with imaging over this time! That last photo is awesome!
Keep up the good work.
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Believe it or not in 1984 that B&W photo of the Sombrero galaxy was actually of quite a good standard for amateurs...hard to imagine huh?
Mike
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02-07-2014, 10:29 PM
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Oh I can imagine it. Been there, done that, still doing it.  But it was fun wasn't it? With hopes high, not knowing what would come of it until the film was developed.
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02-07-2014, 10:36 PM
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Oh I can imagine it. Been there, done that, still doing it. But it was fun wasn't it? With hopes high, not knowing what would come of it until the film was developed. |
We didn't know any different...as we still don't, that's just what we did. The future is very hard to imagine or predict
Mike
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02-07-2014, 11:35 PM
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<--- Comet Hale-Bopp
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I predict that whatever equipment we use, we will still be taking many hours to capture deep sky. That one factor doesn't seem to change...
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03-07-2014, 08:00 PM
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I predict that whatever equipment we use, we will still be taking many hours to capture deep sky. That one factor doesn't seem to change...
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Yeah maybe...but lets hope not 
(real) adaptive optics would be good
Mike
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03-07-2014, 08:45 PM
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Politically incorrect.
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Yeah, I remember reading a book by Jack Newton in my teens and thinking the images were awe inspiring, which, of course they were for the time. The state of the art stuff from back then rates as basic first attempts these days..... Amazing when I sometimes struggle to pick the amateur work from Hubblle!
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