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Lunatiki
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I say its my best of the year so far for one simple reason. Is images like this that make me glad I got up at 4:30 am. What is so speical about this image? Well, you can see the Huygens Crater in this image. In previous apparations, one of my goals was to capture Huygens. Even on the best of nights with Mars at 18 arcsecs, it was a stuggle with my 8 inch scope. But in this image, I captured it, and Mars is only 7.9 arcsecs. I thought it is pretty interesting anyway. And to think I wasn't going to prodcess this avi.
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Mars Watch
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Lunatiki
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For some of you who might not be familar with Huygens, this might help you see it in my image.
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Mars Watch
All images taken with:
Celestron CPC 1100
DBK 21AF04.AS
K3ccd/Registax4/PSP8/Maxim DL IP
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Mike Phillips
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I'm still a rookie for Mars, now you've got me excited! I have to dig deeper into the surround areas and see I caught it last opposition! 
Nice catch!
Mike
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DesertRat
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Outstanding Joel! I may give Mars a try tonite, er I mean tomorrow morning. Looks like better seeing here than I've had in some time.
Glenn
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Lunatiki
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Mars is my main astro-imaging passion. Mike, were you imaging the 05 dust storm? No earth bound scope has ever been able to image Valles Marineris, but the dust from that storm filled up Valles Marineris, allowing us to image and see the shape and outline of Valles Marineris. It was quite cool. Going after stuff like that, the cloud formations, dust storms and volcanoes make Mars my all time favorite target.
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Mars Watch
All images taken with:
Celestron CPC 1100
DBK 21AF04.AS
K3ccd/Registax4/PSP8/Maxim DL IP
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Mike Phillips
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Reged: 02/21/06
Posts: 1459
Loc: Swift Creek, NC - 35.682 N, 78...
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I bought my C8i just for that opposition, but I didn't know enough about imaging and collimation at that time to get any worth-while images. Is this one from 07-08 it??
http://maphilli14.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/69/12
I can see you how got hooked! This is only my 3rd observing opposition and 2nd imaging.  for some good seeing to all!
Mike
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Mike's Lesson on Seeing, Collimation and Focusing
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Lunatiki
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I bumped up the contrast a bit and did some slight tweaking.
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Mars Watch
All images taken with:
Celestron CPC 1100
DBK 21AF04.AS
K3ccd/Registax4/PSP8/Maxim DL IP
ALPO Member #4287
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James W.
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Reged: 05/14/07
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As always, beautiful image Joel!! Just love the way you process the images!!!
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Coronado PST H-Alpha
DBK21AU04.AS
Meade LPI, Canon Rebel XTI
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