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Old 14-April-2008, 11:18 AM
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hi folks,

this is a first light image taken last night with my new planetary equipment:
DMK 21AF04 and Atif filterwheel with Astronomik filters.

seeing was not exactly at its best but it was fun to image solar sytem objects after all.

please find the images here:

http://www.stargazer-observatory.com/Saturn-LRGB.html

and moon:
http://www.stargazer-observatory.com/VA.html

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Old 14-April-2008, 11:44 AM
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exquisite pictures Dietmar
(you've good 'Linz' on your new planetary equipment)


thank you for sharing and please send more

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absolutely beautiful pictures, thank you for those.

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I'd say you have that new gear working at top form right from the start! That is far better seeing than I've ever had here. Even when I could see the rille back in my film days in Nebraska, I couldn't image it. Exposures were too long. Up here seeing hasn't ever even let me see it. It's wonderful when skill and good seeing come together! Looking forward to more.

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Very nice images with great clarity. The detail on the Moon is really excellent.
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Nice solar system shots, keep your eye on the seeing and post some more.

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WOOO! Nice picture of saturn!!
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Excellent work!

The Alpine Valley shot looks like it was taken from the CSM.

And any more resolution with the Saturn picture and one might see the Cassini probe.

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Simply Beautiful Dietmar, Very detailed saturn and its moon, and beatiful moon photos with outstanding cast of shadows giving it a 3d view-Oustanding! my friend and looking forward to see more Clear Skies.
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...thanx everyone for the nice feedback!
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hey guys,

wanna chack this out?
http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/LPOD

makes me really proud!
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hi folks,

this is a first light image taken last night with my new planetary equipment:
DMK 21AF04 and Atif filterwheel with Astronomik filters.

seeing was not exactly at its best but it was fun to image solar sytem objects after all.

please find the images here:

http://www.stargazer-observatory.com/Saturn-LRGB.html

and moon:
http://www.stargazer-observatory.com/VA.html

thanks for looking,

Dietmar
The Saturn photo looks like one of those "ooh, ooh, agh agh" comments uttered by Tim the Tooltime Toolman.

I was in 7th grade, during an amateur astronomy meeting, with a homebuilt telescope, that I saw a similar image, although in nowhere near this detail.

Still, I saw the rings and Saturn's bands.

Awesome!
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Congrats Dietmar for your luna image LPOD and at Images Source. Very good article welldone and Clear Skies.
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...and this is how saturn looked at f/9 ; seeing was less well.

nevertheless, the 4 moons are nicley visible:
from right to left:

titan, rhea, dione and thetys.

http://www.stargazer-observatory.com/Satf9-lrgb.html

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Great Shots with the moons!
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I am at aloss for words. The relief in your Alpes shot in beyond description. What seeing. Saturn is just beautiful. Please stop raising the bar. No not really.

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Incredible shots! I could stare at them for hours.
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