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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: JohnP on Sep 25, 2008, 16:52:04

Title: Awesome Images..
Post by: JohnP on Sep 25, 2008, 16:52:04
This guys images ae unbelievable... John

http://panther-observatory.com/

Title: Re: Awesome Images..
Post by: Carole on Sep 25, 2008, 17:10:49
ditto
Title: Re: Awesome Images..
Post by: Fay on Sep 26, 2008, 11:42:01
I knew I shouldn't have looked
Title: Re: Awesome Images..
Post by: Rick on Sep 26, 2008, 13:04:57
He's got a 16-inch Cassegrain and the first image I looked at involved 24 hours of exposures (presumably not counting the time for bias, darks and flats).
Title: Re: Awesome Images..
Post by: JohnP on Sep 26, 2008, 13:09:58
Yes - I know but still unbelievable..... John
Title: Re: Awesome Images..
Post by: Daniel on Sep 26, 2008, 13:47:06
I think he has a 20 Inch cassegrain too. some of his images are close to hubble's, the sombrero galaxy image is incredible.
Title: Re: Awesome Images..
Post by: MarkS on Sep 26, 2008, 16:40:27
I guess he must get good seeing whereever he is located - 16 & 20 inch Cassegrains wouldn't be of much use round here.
Title: Re: Awesome Images..
Post by: Rick on Sep 26, 2008, 18:00:56
...and the long exposure times would be a problem, too.
Title: Re: Awesome Images..
Post by: Fay on Sep 26, 2008, 18:09:04
They are take in Namibia & Austria...............................enough said. A hell of a lot of his life has gone into these images. He has earned them. It is no good the likes of us looking at them as we could never attain that standard, & it just makes you cheesed off!