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02-06-2008, 12:43 AM
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Highest Observatory in Oz
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Best M104 I've seen...?
Peter Ward posted a link recently to an absolutely mind blowing Eta Carina image by Johannes Schedler taken from Namibia with a Philip Keller design 20" Corrected Cassegrain, well I think Johannes may finally have some competition from an RC..? Here is Adam Blocks recent m104 image taken with his new 24" RCOS scope in Arizona:
(Warning it's a 3.2meg image)
http://www.mlobservatory.com/m104mlscab.jpg
Deffinitely the best M104 I have seen outside Hubble with a very natural seamless halo full of globular clusters - very hard to get just right. This is also the first image in which I have noticed the break away sections of dark dust cloud just off the edge of each end of the central dust lane. What an amzing array of distant galaxies in the background too!
Incredible!  :ey epop:
Here is a link to more of the first light images by Adam:
http://www.mlobservatory.com/firstlight.html
Enjoy 
Mike
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02-06-2008, 04:44 AM
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astronomical dummy
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have you seen the M104 processed by my friend Vicent Peris (Pixinsight team)?
It was a recent APOD...
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080308.html
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02-06-2008, 06:57 AM
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02-06-2008, 09:23 AM
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Both links are works of high art
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02-06-2008, 09:24 AM
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Just Tooooooooo Goooood
Come on Tattslotto.
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02-06-2008, 09:30 AM
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Retired, damn no pension
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Gobsmacking good!! 
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02-06-2008, 09:54 AM
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There's always a bigger fish! 
24 inch RCOS. Dark Arizona skies. ....awesome stuff...
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02-06-2008, 11:18 AM
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Spectacular first light images!!!!! Thanks for the link Mike.
Last edited by Tamtarn; 02-06-2008 at 01:55 PM.
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02-06-2008, 12:05 PM
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Dazzled by the Cosmos.
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What an amazing set of quite extraordinary images. I’ve just decided to cut short my imaging aspirations and go back to visual. LOL!
Cheers
Dennis
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02-06-2008, 01:20 PM
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Vice Versa Dennis, I've just started my imaging aspirations, and whilst these images are unimaginably brilliant, all it does for me is shows what I wont be able to do
Awesome to see that kind of detail though... I've sure never seen it like that through the EP
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02-06-2008, 03:23 PM
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Is a 24" under dark pristine skies the answer?
Does an additional 8" make a difference?
http://www.mistisoftware.com/Astrono...axies_m104.htm
Think about it...
Adam is no new kid on the block (pun intended). He is a mastermind when it comes to image processing.
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02-06-2008, 03:52 PM
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..and a 32 inch is on the way too....
To be used for a public observing program. I believe its one where unlike Gras and Lightbuckets, you actually attend in person for full "hands on" imaging.
Scott
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02-06-2008, 03:56 PM
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Widefield wuss
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id be happy with my 8" and pristine dark skies.. but 32 would be nice...
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02-06-2008, 04:28 PM
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Support your local RFS
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WOW, what totally stunning images.
They are very inspiring images for sure.
Cheers
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02-06-2008, 06:42 PM
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Highest Observatory in Oz
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jase
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You're right Adams 24" scope image is significantly better than Jims 32" image huh? of course seeing may have been better.
I think Johannes Schedler on the Keller 20" in Nambia would give Adam's Sombrero image a run though.
Mike
Last edited by strongmanmike; 14-06-2008 at 10:12 AM.
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14-06-2008, 08:11 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by strongmanmike
I think Johannes Schedler on the Keller 24" in Nambia would give Adam's Sombrero image a run though.
Mike
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Wish granted - http://panther-observatory.com/galle...oc/M104_F9.htm
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14-06-2008, 08:19 AM
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Quietly watching
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14-06-2008, 09:21 AM
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No More Infinities
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14-06-2008, 12:59 PM
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Look what I found
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/Messier/more/m104_deep.html
A perfect target for Strongmanmike's ultra deep imaging. I will have a go at it myself with the 300mm lens if I can
Scott
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14-06-2008, 01:08 PM
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Highest Observatory in Oz
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Dang! ya let the cat out'a tha bag mate 
Mike
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