From: Ray Byrne <ray@in4media.co.uk>

Date: December 1, 2008 8:47:48 AM MST

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Re: a large piece of moonscape


Hi Alan,


What a treat I shall pour over this for hours. You've managed to pick out the rille in the Alpine Valley really well (quite a feat in it's self). This is for all the world a view of the Lunar landscape like those from Apollo. You must have had good seeing that night although I know the labourious lengths you go to to create these stunning images. I never seem to get any decent data to even attempt to try the techniques you've explained to me. An astronomer/astronomy supplier friend of mine Rob Dalby suggested that I may have serious trouble with my observing site. I live in a mid-terrace 3 storey house with a very small garden (so I'm fairly close to the house - 5/6 yards). The position of the house means that I observe in the Lee of the prevailing wind and I will have eddys nearly always around my local sky. Over the Christmas holidays I'm going to put my mount on a tripod and go out the front of the house and see if it makes a difference.


Our mutual acquaintance Mick Hyde lives around a mile from me and uses the same gear and does get better data to start with (although like yourself puts in the spade work + gets out a lot, he has an obbo)


Anyway bit OT sorry


Lovely lovely image thanks Alan you're an inspiration as always


   

On 1 Dec 2008, at 15:27, Alan Friedman wrote:

Hi all - Thanks very much for the positive feedback!... and for taking
the time to wait for this big download.

best wishes,
Alan


ATB


Ray Byrne

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