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wow indeed. thanks for the link - this is great.

Jupiter has only a single very faint ring that cannont be observer visually from earth.

Or do you man the bands? There's a thread about that...

yes i used the long one. I also got some editing practice in as it was cloudy and the birds colours needed bringing out.

nice, look forward to seeing your 1st light pics :)

I wouldn't get your hopes up, I'll probably forget to take the lens cap off lol

Now i just need sunlight to get some practice in :)

did all your lenses turn up too? my fave out of all 3 has to be the kit 18-55, my 1st lens upgrade will defo be the canon 17-55 f2.8 :D

Yes, I got a few extra goodies too - like lens hoods and a viewfinder adapter. I'm reading the manual/pdf as we speak :)

Perhaps an image from Chandra or Spitzer, then point out that one is an image in the X-rays (Chandra) while the other is in the Infra-Red (Spitzer) neither of which we can see with our eyes. That way they may realise that "false" colour is added to imply other aspects. Mention that even the visible band imaging scopes can/will have the colour altered. Alternative is images of M42, they come in all shades/colours. They cannot all be real.

I shall mention what you have said. There are some great examples in "Making Every Photon Count".

Lots of them are real colours. Many of us imagers spend a lot of time striving for a correct colour balance. Narrowband images are often false colour, but that's because they often use the emission of sulphur as red, which it is, but then also use hydrogen alpha as green, when in fact it's also red. Not all NB images are false colour though...I try to keep mine as close to natural colouring as possible.

there all ways good to use as a lens protector to stop dust etc getting onto the optics

i see, i have a MARUMI DHG Light control ND 8 filter, MARUMI DHG Circular Polarising filter

ND8 will be great for daytime togging! these are used when you see a blurred effect on clouds and water, very nice filter!

Will the EQ5 be tracking? As all cameras have IR filters in them so the Ha is reduced for information the Nikon filters out about 90% of the Ha the Canon about 80% so a Canon will pass more of the red Ha then the Nikon. Agreed both are low. You will need a remote timer. Check the noise reduction features of both. What lens are you intending to use?

Ill PM you

id start a thread mate

And that's how it starts... :)

I love how they make out like its going to kill us all haha, what sensationalist stupidity.

could mean clear skys though. something to look foward to

Daily Express v Daily Mail - no contest!

No FT. No comment!

Email and ask the experts at the Met Office. :-))) You know how accurate they are.

They have invested in a Spectum ZX81 - so things should improve somewhat!

£90m invested in a supercomputer, i want to see 100% accuracy lol