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« on: July 10, 2008, 10:33:22 pm » |
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I thought I would break the ice on the astronomy section with this view of the crater Janssen taken some time back. Also clearly visible is the Rheita Valley at centre, and the "twin" craters of Steinheil and Watt towards the top. Janssen measures over 100 miles from crest to crest and has a curious raised floor crossed by some clefts. Notice the curious "horse shoe" shape ridge in the crater Fabricius on it's floor!
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« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2008, 10:47:46 pm » |
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Well that's some opening shot John! I find myself more fascinated by the Moon the more detail I look at - I used to know the names of the most obvious Maria and that was it, but technology allows us to see and image much more detail - I doubt that an amateur photo taken through a small scope 10 years ago would have shown the Rheita Valley - we've come a long way!
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« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2008, 01:09:05 pm » |
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Thanks very much Carl, welcome to the forum. Looking forward to seeing some of your great images on here, feel free young man!
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« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2008, 02:14:24 pm » |
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Great image John. With the terminator at that angle the image looks very 3-d with so much depth. Janssen looks great with that nice cleft cutting across the terrain with that intense spot in the middle. A joy to look at
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« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2008, 11:37:32 pm » |
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Very nice image indeed John. What was the equipment used?
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« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2008, 11:52:14 pm » |
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Thanks Dave, would you believe an ETX90mm and Philips TouCam? It's made up from about 300 images stacked etc in Registax, nothing fancy!
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« Reply #7 on: July 12, 2008, 11:15:21 am » |
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Fantastic image John! I really like observing & taking images of the Moon.
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« Reply #8 on: July 12, 2008, 05:20:36 pm » |
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hi john, thats a cool pic you got there keep them coming
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« Reply #9 on: July 12, 2008, 10:05:28 pm » |
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Thanks guy's! Here's another one showing the region around Clavius and Tycho. I was quite pleased to get so much detail on the floor of Clavius as this can sometimes be difficult due to seeing conditions. On this night the atmosphere was very steady.
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Wow john that image is lovely nd crisp!
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Matthew Cahill Observing Director,Committe Member and IFAS rep for GAC.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe,is as good as dead.
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Thanks Matthew, and welcome to the forum. Hope to see some of your images in due course.
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That's a fabulous shot John, but I'm looking at it being a bit confused! I realise it's South at the top, but is it E/W reversed too? The oval crater towards the top left looks like Schiller hence suggests we're looking at a waning gibbous Moon - is that right?
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That's a fabulous shot John, but I'm looking at it being a bit confused! I realise it's South at the top, but is it E/W reversed too? The oval crater towards the top left looks like Schiller hence suggests we're looking at a waning gibbous Moon - is that right?
Of course Paul I should have put it up with north up as the view through different scopes are different. In the ETX90 east and west are reversed. Here is the more conventional view as one would see it in the sky.
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Ah yes, that looks much more familiar! I still get confused with orientations myself as I have 3 Newtonians, 2 Maks and a 2 Refractors in the armoury!
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