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  • Dr Mordrid
    Moderator
    • Apr 2001
    • 26592

    #1

    Mars....



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  • gt40
    This space for rent
    • Sep 1999
    • 3973

    #2
    Nice!
    thanks for sharing.
    Yeah, well I'm gonna build my own lunar space lander! With blackjack aaaaannd Hookers! Actually, forget the space lander, and the blackjack. Ahhhh forget the whole thing!

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    • stcynic
      mini MURCer
      • Jul 2002
      • 52

      #3
      Yes, thank you. Definitely much more clear than from within the Atlanta Metro. How secluded and high is the telescope?

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      • GNEP
        Super MURCer
        • Feb 2002
        • 5241

        #4
        Very nice indeed. Thanks Doc!
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        • dshumake
          MURCer
          • May 2002
          • 126

          #5
          Nice pictures. What was the overall magnification, opitical, of your telescope when you took the pictures?

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          • Helevitia
            Super MURCer
            • Aug 1999
            • 6628

            #6
            Excuse my lack of knowledge, but why are the pictures blurry? Does it have to do with the fact tha the planet is so far away and the telescope being used just isn't powerful enough?

            Thanks,

            Dave
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            • cjolley
              Super MURCer
              • Aug 1999
              • 7672

              #7
              Originally posted by Helevitia
              .Does it have to do with the fact tha the planet is so far away and the telescope being used just isn't powerful enough?

              Thanks,

              Dave
              Well,
              1, It's only a 10 inch telescope not the friggen Palomar 200" .
              2, Yes, Mars at it's closest is still very far away.
              3, I assume he didn't move the thing to the top of a mountain in the desert, so there is a lot of atmosphere to look through.

              It's still a lot better than my 4.5" can do.

              Nice pic Doc.
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              • Dr Mordrid
                Moderator
                • Apr 2001
                • 26592

                #8
                Originally posted by stcynic
                Yes, thank you. Definitely much more clear than from within the Atlanta Metro. How secluded and high is the telescope?
                It's certainly not in my back yard as we're only about 2 miles south of an airport

                I carted it up and took it to a relatives house in a very rural portion of Monroe County Michigan. The elevation was about 50 feet above the surrounding farmland on a small plateau. Seeing was not too bad with a black sky.

                The scope is a 10" f/14.6 Maksutov-Cassegrain with GPS alignment and magnetic pole compensation. Images were taken using direct exposure on the CCD at 10 images/color channel with a .1 sec exposure using Diffraction Limiteds Maxim DL/CCD software.

                Any blurring is due to a slight excess of humidity that night. I've seen better in that area and may try again this weekend since the skys are to clear and the temp and humidity are to drop after tonights storms.

                Dr. Mordrid
                Last edited by Dr Mordrid; 29 August 2003, 14:44.
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                • Brian R.
                  Super MURCer
                  • Aug 1999
                  • 3874

                  #9
                  Beautiful shots

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                  • DentyCracker
                    Super MURCer
                    • Jan 2000
                    • 2023

                    #10
                    Pretty damn good
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                    • Lambo-Fan
                      MURCer
                      • Nov 2002
                      • 367

                      #11
                      Nice pictures!
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                      • DukeP
                        Super MURCer
                        • Nov 1999
                        • 1830

                        #12
                        Real lookers!
                        GJ.
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                        • Chrono_Wanderer
                          Super MURCer
                          • Mar 2002
                          • 2540

                          #13
                          Wow. Nice "catch"

                          Such a rare sight...

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