Re: [APML] 'challenge'

[astropix@att.net]

 Roland...

     Fantastic image of saturn and its moons... why didn't you do it in color? 
<g> If you re-examine my post you'll see I said " Why not just concede the fact 
that Saturn will be grossly over-exposed in any single :::film::: shot that 
reveals M1... " CCD will have an edge on this one... no doubt. BTW... CCD 
imager Roth Ritter < http://www.rothritter.com > wrote in AstroAtlanta 
concerning the transit;

 " I guess this would be one of the few times my AGB chip would come in 
handy and not bloom. Saturn at that size would definitely be a 
washed, white "star". I'd probably shoot M1 as normal then pop on a 
variable polarizing filter to shoot Saturn in the same frame and then 
process them separately before making a composite. Should be an 
interesting and fun challenge, but that may yield a true M1 and a 
true Saturn image with no distortions. Sounds good in theory, but 
I'll see if it actually works in practice:) "

What do you think about this approach?

Geoff Powers

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