Third Contact from Mulligan Highway (now APOD)

[Phil Hart]

Originally Posted by Moon

I agree 100%. I was lucky enough to see first hand the effort and dedication required to get this image.
Attached is a snap of Phil (on the left) hard at work on the morning of the eclipse....
It was a great spot and an unbelievable experience.
James

Kind words James, but I can't think of anything I did that you didn't so you can claim just as much dedication! Without you and the Adobe scouting crew I might not have ended up in that location either!

Phil

[Phil Hart]

Originally Posted by geoffsims

That's an incredibly sharp image Phil, congratulations!

The composite you posted is also very cool. I'm always amazed at how awesome corona composites look, even with just a couple of exposures.

Another step you can try, is to radially blur the corona, subtract it from the original composite, stretch/sharpen the result, and then "overlay/multiply" it on the original (try varying the opacities etc for optimum results). That will exaggerate the fine structure of the corona.

Geoff

Thanks Geoff and Paul for the processing tips. I'm looking forward to trying them out at home soon.

Subtracting a blurred layer is something I've done in the past for my comet shots in twilight. Was actually giving it a quick test yesterday too.. shows promise but still isn't going to be easy!

[Phil Hart]

Originally Posted by AstroTourist

Fabulous images of the Proms, Phil.
A really well deserved APOD.
Congratulations.
Terry

Thanks Terry, but even more so for everything you did for the astronomy and broader community in the leadup to this eclipse. The location we ended up in was very close to one you had identified in your trip and it helped get us in the right zone. Then there's all the public outreach and government liaison you did as well. So I look forward to hearing the back story on that sometime too!

Phil

[geoffsims (Geoff)]

No - it's certainly not as trivial as it sounds.

A lot of people have had success using this technique:

http://www.gva-hamburg.de/sofi2006/f...itswork_uk.htm

You may be interested in trying that out, too.

[Phil Hart]

Originally Posted by geoffsims

http://www.gva-hamburg.de/sofi2006/f...itswork_uk.htm

You may be interested in trying that out, too.

You bet I am!

thanks
Phil

[RobF (Rob)]

Stunning shot Phil. Congrats on your APOD!