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06-05-2006, 10:46 PM
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Excellent stuff Mike.
Your images are always great.
You still here in Canberra? Thought you were headed north?
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06-05-2006, 11:03 PM
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Nah, haven't sold the house yet but if/when we do, we will probably stay in Canberra now at least until next year and re-evaluate.
If anyone is interested in a great new home and top notch observatory see:
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike20...rvatorygeneral
Mike
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06-05-2006, 11:33 PM
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You really know how to make and entrance Mike. Fantastic image. It looks very 3D.
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07-05-2006, 01:19 AM
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G'day Mike,
A superb image, one of many in your fabulous collection.
I'm so glad you finally joined us here on IIS.
We met recently at the SPSP if you remember.
I was wondering the reason why you used two different scopes for your Lum and RGB data?
I must say the core of NGC 4945 looks like it fluoresces with light in your image, obviously using the starfire for the Lum data helps enormously.
Just wondering why you didn't use it for the RGB data?
Once again welcome to IIS and I'm looking forward to many more wonderful images from you.
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07-05-2006, 07:19 AM
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still trying
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Hi Mike
It's about time!  
Welcome to IIS. I look forward to your contributions. It is great to have such an emminent Astrophotographer amoung us.
I'll get this out of the way now:
There, I won't have to do that each time you post a brilliant shot.
That NJP is certainly a beauty.
Cheers
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07-05-2006, 07:27 AM
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Whats visual Astronomy
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Welcome Mike...and what a great image.
How did you end up getting a Starfire....the waiting list for this brand refractor is years...I know I enquired my self.
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07-05-2006, 08:21 AM
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lots of eyes on you!
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your offering is accepted, welcome to survivor!
well that negative is awesome as well as your lovely images in AS&T
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07-05-2006, 08:34 AM
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You really know how to make and entrance Mike. Fantastic image. It looks very 3D. |
Every new image that comes out of this masterpiece of a 6" scope seems to become my favourite! and NGC 4945 is no exception 
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07-05-2006, 08:39 AM
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Because I was about to run into the tripod and I couldn't be bothered waiting and doing a Meridian flip, I didn't get the RGB data so I perused my rather extensive image data base and found the image of 4945 I had done with the 80ED last year :-) I must get a pedistal pier for the NJP so I can go longer, if the scope itself isn't going to run into anything and depending on where I am pointing the NJP can track apto 1.5 hrs past the Meridian!
Mike
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07-05-2006, 08:42 AM
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Great image as usual Mike.
Welcome aboard the gravy train.  It's only the best here. 
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07-05-2006, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Itchy
Hi Mike
It's about time!
Welcome to IIS. I look forward to your contributions. It is great to have such an emminent Astrophotographer amoung us.
I'll get this out of the way now:
There, I won't have to do that each time you post a brilliant shot.
That NJP is certainly a beauty.
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Ah Itchy LOL
Not sure about the emminent bit......but
You may rise now my son! :-)
Mike
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07-05-2006, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Striker
Welcome Mike...and what a great image.
How did you end up getting a Starfire....the waiting list for this brand refractor is years...I know I enquired my self.
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This is a limited edition Starfire made in the early 90's. I got it second hand from Katsuya Kitada of Japan. Astrophysics only produced two of these scopes and the other one is in Europe so it is a collectors item. It has the 4" focuser and 4" field flattener. I haven't used the flattner yet due to the chip size I use, the SXV-H9 has only an 11mm image circle and I think I could go out to about 20mm (or more?) before the corrector would be needed?. It is an excellent scope and I have exceeded the Dawes limit with it, comfortably spliting 0.7" :-)
Mike
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07-05-2006, 08:54 AM
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Great image as usual Mike.
Welcome aboard the gravy train. It's only the best here. |
Hmmmm?...graaaaaavy.......
Homer Sidonio
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07-05-2006, 09:33 AM
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Welcome Mike, beautiful images
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07-05-2006, 09:57 AM
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Sir Post a Lot!
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Hi Mike, to IIS!
Great images, and look forward to more contributions from you.
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07-05-2006, 11:07 AM
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Lovely shot Mike... Like the house & observatory. I'll be giving you a call when I win Lotto! Looks like a perfect axross the ditch retreat!
Cheers
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07-05-2006, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Robby
Lovely shot Mike... Like the house & observatory. I'll be giving you a call when I win Lotto! Looks like a perfect axross the ditch retreat!
Cheers
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Aei Robby
It is an absolute dream setup (well..?..perhaps a 14.5" RCOS on a ParamountME would be marginally better..?) and near perfect location and I will be sad to leave it.
I really wish I could sell it to an astronomer :-(
Mike
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07-05-2006, 01:43 PM
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Welcome Mike , pretty ordinary shot you offered there . Like Itchy Said I would but I have a bad back, but its great to see you here. I thought you sold the dome part of the observatory, or do I have you mixed up with another person????
next year your only allowed to enter once in the SPSP astro photo comp 
Is it true your leaving canberra to come to the Hunter/central coast region? (vicious rumors) 
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