Amazing Venus Shots with a C14

Hi guys:

Have y'all seen the shot of Venus' surface done with a C14? Interesting, to say
the least.

http://skyandtelescope.com/news/article_1266_1.asp


Peace,
Rod Mollise
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WOW.

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Bill

"Rod Mollise" wrote in message
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Hi guys:

Have y'all seen the shot of Venus' surface done with a C14? Interesting,
to say
the least.

http://skyandtelescope.com/news/article_1266_1.asp


Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
Like SCTs and MCTs?
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Rod Mollise nous a écrit :

Hi guys:

Have y'all seen the shot of Venus' surface done with a C14?
Interesting, to say the least.

http://skyandtelescope.com/news/article_1266_1.asp

This shot is fantastic, but I'm not sure that the word "surface" is the
right word ?
May be atmosphere would be better?

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Norbert. (no X for the answer)
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This shot is fantastic, but I'm not sure that the word "surface" is the
right word ?
May be atmosphere would be better?

Hi:

The point of the shot is that it's believed he HAS imaged the surface.

Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
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On 03 Jun 2004 23:05:28 GMT, (Rod Mollise) wrote:

Hi guys:

Have y'all seen the shot of Venus' surface done with a C14? Interesting, to say
the least.

http://skyandtelescope.com/news/article_1266_1.asp

I saw this the other day - it's an incredible shot. Another amateur
barrier removed.

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(Rod Mollise) wrote in message ...
This shot is fantastic, but I'm not sure that the word "surface" is the
right word ?
May be atmosphere would be better?

Hi:

The point of the shot is that it's believed he HAS imaged the surface.

That's far from an established fact, Rod, AFAIK. Those spots could
still be dust ghosts or the whole thing could be either. One would
need something more robust before declearing that he imaged the
surface of Venus. Blocking sunlight reflected from the upper venusian
atmosphere would certainly contribute toward achieving such a goal.

Andrea T.

Rod Mollise nous a écrit :

This shot is fantastic, but I'm not sure that the word "surface" is
the right word ?
May be atmosphere would be better?

Hi:

The point of the shot is that it's believed he HAS imaged the surface.

I've read the website of Ch Pellier here
http://astrosurf.com/pellier/venusthermique .
He says "That is why it seems more than likely that atmospheric formations
play here a big role".
Unfortunately, this sentence does not appear on the english version of the
page (here http://astrosurf.com/pellier/venusthermal ).

Anyway it's a great picture.

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Norbert. (no X for the answer)
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knowing the universe - stellar and galaxies evolution
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images of the sky http://images.ciel.free.fr
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(Rod Mollise) wrote in message .

That's far from an established fact, Rod, AFAIK. Andrea T.


HI Andrea:

I agree. BUT I said "it is _believed_," which doesn't in my mind imply
that I was saying that it was "established fact." Right? ;-)

Peace,
Rod

Rod Mollise wrote:
This shot is fantastic, but I'm not sure that the word "surface" is the
right word ?
May be atmosphere would be better?


Hi:

The point of the shot is that it's believed he HAS imaged the surface.

If/when correspondance of image features with radar mapped surface
features is confirmed/refuted we will know if he's imaging surface or
atmosphere; looks like lots of work still to do, but plainly
fascinating. Even if it's eventually demonstrated he's imaging
atmosphere, that's still quite an achievement, since IIRC the atmosphere
is basically telescopically featureless. Possibly imaging the night side
allows atmospheric features to be observed that are otherwise washed out
in the dayside glow.

(Rod Mollise) wrote in message . com...
(andrea tasselli) wrote in message om...
(Rod Mollise) wrote in message .

That's far from an established fact, Rod, AFAIK. Andrea T.


HI Andrea:

I agree. BUT I said "it is _believed_," which doesn't in my mind imply
that I was saying that it was "established fact." Right? ;-)

Hi Rod,

I agree but your first message is quite strightforward in presenting
it as if it were more an established fact than just a working
hypothesis.

Andrea T.