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Old 03-08-2009, 09:53 PM
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From Clavius to the edge of space – some nice Lunar Real Estate!

Here is one of my favourite regions on the Moon, the Southern Highlands stretching from Clavius to the void of space. Mewlon 180, Vixen x2 Barlow and DMK31 CCD camera. Captured 2nd August 2009, Brisbane, 22:50pm.

Remember the good old days with Registax 3?

Using a 640x480 Toucam, I’d have to capture 4 avi’s to cover this scene, (allowing for overlap) and then process each avi four times, performing an alignment of a suitable feature in each quadrant. Next, you would assemble the (4) quadrants in each avi and blend them into a single image, followed by creating a mosaic from these 4 final images.

Not any longer! The DMK31 with its 1024x768 coverage plus the multiple alignment feature of Registax 5 makes the whole process so much less onerous than it used to be. But, tell that to the youth of today, and they won’t believe you…they just cannot comprehend how tough it was in those days!

Thanks for looking!

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Old 03-08-2009, 10:02 PM
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amazing images i apretiate you amazing eforts
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Old 03-08-2009, 10:53 PM
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That's a beauty Dennis, really nice. Definitely one of my favourite areas of the Moon, too.

Nice to see some great lunar imaging.
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Old 03-08-2009, 11:13 PM
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Dennis that's magnificent !!
What a wonderful shot - looks like you can reach out and touch the surface.

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Old 03-08-2009, 11:18 PM
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Sen.. bloody .. sational ! Detail plus
Excellent Dennis
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Lovely close-in moonage Dennis. The detail is amazing.

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Old 04-08-2009, 08:28 AM
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Amazing image Dennis It makes you feel as though you're flying over in a lunar lander skimming the surface
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Old 04-08-2009, 08:41 AM
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What an absolute Cracker Dennis.

What no autostitch???
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Old 04-08-2009, 08:55 AM
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Stunning capture Dennis. Great work!!
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Old 04-08-2009, 09:14 AM
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That's the next best thing to actually being there Dennis.
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Old 04-08-2009, 09:45 AM
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Beautiful, Dennis.

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Old 04-08-2009, 10:33 AM
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Wow Dennis - such clarity. Superb job! I find the Moon very interesting.
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Old 04-08-2009, 12:03 PM
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Great shot Dennis!

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Old 04-08-2009, 09:51 PM
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Thats gotta be the best image I have seen of that region.
When conditions and camera and " know how" come together, you get something like you have captured there.

Amazing.

Keep it up....
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Old 04-08-2009, 10:30 PM
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Very nice, Dennis.....very nice indeed!
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Old 05-08-2009, 06:55 AM
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Thank you for all your nice comments! The DMK31 with its 1024x768 pixel chip certainly makes these lunarscapes look grand. The seeing was maybe 5-6/10 at the time, so I can’t wait for some 8-9/10 seeing to improve the results.

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Old 05-08-2009, 10:14 AM
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Wow great picture
3D looking
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Old 05-08-2009, 11:34 PM
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Beautiful work Dennis. Thanks for showing. I won't ask what price your land is going for though....
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Old 06-08-2009, 09:24 AM
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Hot-diggity! That's very nice!
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Old 06-08-2009, 04:26 PM
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That is awesome Dennis. Superb clarity! I actually thought I was in orbit.... until I closed the browser window.

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