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10-02-2023, 03:07 PM
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Killer image, and I agree, compositionally excellent. Nice one, Mike!
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10-02-2023, 04:16 PM
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Great stuff Mike! Always impressive when you can see some shape in the homunculous!
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10-02-2023, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by LonelySpoon
Wow.
That's all.
Neville
LSO
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Originally Posted by AdamJL
Killer image, and I agree, compositionally excellent. Nice one, Mike!
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Thanks a lot guys, I appreciate your simple, friendly positivity, the way it should be, in this fun, even if rather frustrating at times, hobby we partake in  
Mike
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10-02-2023, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Addos
Great stuff Mike! Always impressive when you can see some shape in the homunculous!
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Thanks Adam, yeah getting the two lobes and to show with some texture was satisfying for an 1120mm FL scope, something finer than a 0.84"/pix image scale would help of course but we work with and try and get the best with what we have huh?  Maxim was showing most of my subs were averaging around 1.8" with some stars measured as low as 1.4" I used no subs with averages higher than 2" these figures have been consistent up there every session so far, touch wood
Mije
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10-02-2023, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Thanks Adam, yeah getting the two lobes and to show with some texture was satisfying for an 1120mm FL scope, something finer than a 0.84"/pix image scale would help of course but we work with and try and get the best with what we have huh? Maxim was showing most of my subs were averaging around 1.8" with some stars measured as low as 1.4" I used no subs with averages higher than 2" these figures have been consistent up there every session so far, touch wood
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Hi Mike - you might get a sub one arc second night sooner or later.
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10-02-2023, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by alpal
Hi Mike - you might get a sub one arc second night sooner or later. |
Maybe wishfully thinking  acording to Maxim at least, its been pretty consistantly in the 1.5" - 2.0" range..buuuut ya never know I guess?   
Mike
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10-02-2023, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Maybe wishfully thinking acording to Maxim at least, its been pretty consistantly in the 1.5" - 2.0" range..buuuut ya never know I guess?
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But - a future dry El Niño pattern may bring better seeing:
https://www.theguardian.com/australi...l-nino-in-2023
Australia could swing from three years of La Niña to hot and dry El Niño in 2023.
Australia could swing from three years of above-average rainfall to one of the hottest, driest El Niño periods on record, as models show an increasing likelihood the climate driver may form in the Pacific in 2023.
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10-02-2023, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by alpal
But - a future dry El Niño pattern may bring better seeing:
https://www.theguardian.com/australi...l-nino-in-2023
Australia could swing from three years of La Niña to hot and dry El Niño in 2023.
Australia could swing from three years of above-average rainfall to one of the hottest, driest El Niño periods on record, as models show an increasing likelihood the climate driver may form in the Pacific in 2023. |
Ooooh just in time for galaxy season 
Mije
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10-02-2023, 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Thanks Adam, yeah getting the two lobes and to show with some texture was satisfying for an 1120mm FL scope, something finer than a 0.84"/pix image scale would help of course but we work with and try and get the best with what we have huh? Maxim was showing most of my subs were averaging around 1.8" with some stars measured as low as 1.4" I used no subs with averages higher than 2" these figures have been consistent up there every session so far, touch wood
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Thats pretty outstanding seeing given the poor elevations we have on our big rock, not sure you can improve too much more on that without going full lucky imaging!
Maybe we'll all be lucky enough to be alive when she goes through another 'expansion event' and your big 12" beast will come into its own! I was listening to a Universe Today podcast the other day and one of the project leads on JWST was saying the next big thing will be interferometry with phase alignment through quantum tunneling, which coupled with the extra information they think could yield resolutions in the nano-arcsecond range for space telescopes, and near that with ground scopes with AO. I say we start pooling our money now
Last edited by Addos; 10-02-2023 at 06:14 PM.
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10-02-2023, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Addos
Thats pretty outstanding seeing given the poor elevations we have on our big rock, not sure you can improve too much more on that without going full lucky imaging!
Maybe we'll all be lucky enough to be alive when she goes through another 'expansion event' and your big 12" beast will come into its own! I was listening to a Universe Today podcast the other day and one of the project leads on JWST was saying the next big thing will be interferometry with phase alignment through quantum tunneling, which coupled with the extra information they think could yield resolutions in the nano-arcsecond range for space telescopes, and near that with ground scopes with AO. I say we start pooling our money now |
Wow  yeah baby bring it on!
Just looking forward to seeing a woman land on the moon 2-3 years from now
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11-02-2023, 09:41 AM
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Billions and Billions ...
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Wow yeah baby bring it on!
Just looking forward to seeing a woman land on the moon 2-3 years from now |
Already told you it's an great image - it still is. I'm sorry for repeating myself! 
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11-02-2023, 11:58 AM
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Already told you it's an great image - it still is. I'm sorry for repeating myself!
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I'm sorry? I didn't catch that Marcus, you were saying..?
Deaf Mike
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11-02-2023, 05:08 PM
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Stunning images!
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12-02-2023, 09:07 AM
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I missed commenting on this image.
A wonderful high res image.
I am particularly impressed by the Homunculus detail.
Your new observatory is starting to show its stuff.
Greg.
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12-02-2023, 11:31 AM
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Very very nice Mike excellent capture
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12-02-2023, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Craig_
Stunning images!
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
I missed commenting on this image.
A wonderful high res image.
I am particularly impressed by the Homunculus detail.
Your new observatory is starting to show its stuff.
Greg.
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Originally Posted by TrevorW
Very very nice Mike excellent capture |
Cheers Craig and Trevor
Greg, yeah happy with the start so far, last night was all visual, finally comissioned the 18" Dob, acquired back in Jan 2022 ...it's a keeper and had a blast, was worth the wait
Mike
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12-02-2023, 04:08 PM
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Great shot Mike! Really nice images here with excellent detail
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13-02-2023, 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Stephane
Great shot Mike! Really nice images here with excellent detail |
Thanks a lot Stephane, after a number of imaging sessions now since first light in Oct, the extra altitude is clearly resulting in more consistently stable seeing, compared to my previous site, so that's a welcome improvement
Mike
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14-02-2023, 03:40 PM
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Love the Eta Carina and her Keyhole colour and framing (beautifully balanced and aligned), not that the others are less amazing for what they show and suggest (the mystic mountain version suggests so much dramatic movement, whether on the ‘floor’ or soaring above)
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14-02-2023, 04:49 PM
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Great rendition Mike! It’s wonderful resolution that you’ve been able to achieve, just shows what you can get under good seeing! I’ve had a good run of decent seeing in the past but it’s been difficult getting under 2” for a while. So jealous!
Really looking forward to seeing what more your new site and deliver.
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