To: Prodigal Son
Don't be fooled. Amateur astronomers are making great strides in digital imaging. The above image was taken with an 11" scope, using an attached webcam and digital imaging enhancement software. Check my profile for some old lousy film format images. My more current images are much improved but haven't had time to post them.
![](http://astromart.com/forumphotos/102084.jpg)
To: Joe Hadenuf
Some great pictures, Joe!Makes me want to go out and buy a telescope.
23 posted on
08/13/2003 5:28:15 PM PDT by
PaulJ
To: Joe Hadenuf
Have you seen the incredible shots out on sci.astro.amateur? Here's one I found:
![](http://web.tampabay.rr.com/jsuro/images/astro/mars1-08122003.jpg)
This guy is using a digital camera, not a webcam. Try strapping a high resolution Digicam to your scope.
29 posted on
08/13/2003 5:41:30 PM PDT by
mikegi
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