Re[2]: [APML] New and old photos ... Moon and Saturn

[Mikkel Steine <mikkel@messier45.com>]

Hi Arne,

> A couple of days away from programming? Does this mean that you have finished
> implementing remote telescope control into the sky charting program? <g>

You don't stop, do you? <G>

> You have done a great job on processing Gitte's image of the Saturn occultation.

Thank, you, I worked quite hard with it. Still not totally satisfied though, but
good enough to publish.

> I find your reprocessed versions of your images better than the old ones. The
> larger image scale makes the images look a little more grainy though -
> especially the M45 shot. Maybe you should try BGSMOOTH to compensate for this?

Well, personally, I don't like what the BGSMOOTH does to the image. But, I did
work a bit harder on the image, and the problem was with the removal of the
vignetting. To much information was washed out during that process. Now I've
uploaded a new version that I believe is much better. Still, the grain from the
terrible Tri-X is visible, and the not so good guiding as well. But still, the
nebulosity stands out better now. Take a look:

http://messier45.com/cgi/astrophoto.pl?image=M45

Best regards,                              mailto:mikkel@messier45.com
Mikkel Steine                                     http://Messier45.com
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