rumples riot
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Well the seeing was great here tonight, it took a while to come on but it did at the right time.
Lots of detail visible and of course there are all the spots and if you don't notice it straight away you can see Io cruising in front of the NEB.
I have more data than this, but too tired now to do more processing. It has been a huge weekend for me and I have really be happy with all the good seeing. Praise goes to the weather gods again.
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> Probably my best Jupiter image so far
Probably one of THE best Jupiter images so far by anyone.
So close to perfection I think I would actually rotate the planet to be up/down properly. I would like to see Ganymede under these conditions.
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Paul, Holy cow! The detail in the GRS is amazing. You should not only be happy but are probably still on a high right now after a night like that. May you be blessed with some more nights like that!
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Dude... you rock!  
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Simply amazing Paul .
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Great image Paul.
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Ditto, fantastic image!
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Hi Paul,
you've absolutely outdone yourself. That's no small feat given the super images you posted this last week. Congratulations on the finest of effort.
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That is absolutely incredible!
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Beautiful image!
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The four main red spots and Io in transit. It doesn't get any better than that.
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rumples riot
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Here is a resample of the same image. Please click on the attachments link to get the full size. The compression has produced some artifacts that are not very nice in the forum view.
Edited by rumples riot (05/11/08 07:20 AM)
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Bird
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That sure is a nice image Mr Rumples...
... although the rhs could use a bit more smoothing on the limb I think...
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Edited by Bird (05/11/08 07:48 AM)
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rumples riot
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Thanks Anthony that is a compression artificate, if you click on the attachment link it disappears.
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rumples riot
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Here is another one from that session
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Edited by rumples riot (05/11/08 08:34 AM)
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iceman
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Absolutely spectacular images, Paul. Shows a man well in control of his equipment, capture and processing.. So when the perfect seeing comes along, a perfect image results.
Nice work and congrats on spaceweather.
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Bird
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Ah, so it does. Images are very very nice!
Did you consider cropping to 800px wide? Then I think the inline view is unchanged from the attachment.
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Paul, that 12 bit really delivers 
That Io is almost extra-terrestially superb - in that pic it is presented completely as a 3-dimensional object - and it really stands out magnificiently from the Jovian disc. Never seen it quite like that before in my life.
The richness, detailed presence of the atmospheric system is also a spectacular sight, and that 3-dimensionality coming out of that Io disc enhances the feeling.
What can you say, but abso-Jovian-lutely fantastic!
Thanks for us being able to see these pics! They are such a joy to look at! Be well!
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That has to be THE BEST Jupiter I've seen from an amateur! Incredible!!!
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Congratulations! I doubt that I've seen a better Io.
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