Keck II : new images of Uranus !

Hi !

Keck II with AO system pictured Uranus in high resolution : Astounding,
"V-ger 2" - Keck : 0-1...

See at :http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu/news/index.php

(where you will find other very interesting news)

Thierry
http://www.astrosurf.com/lombry (always here and lived !)

"Thierry" ... wrote in message ...
Hi !

Keck II with AO system pictured Uranus in high resolution : Astounding,
"V-ger 2" - Keck : 0-1...

See at :http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu/news/index.php

(where you will find other very interesting news)

Thierry
http://www.astrosurf.com/lombry (always here and lived !)

Wow!

"Thierry" ... wrote:

Keck II with AO system pictured Uranus in high resolution : Astounding,
"V-ger 2" - Keck : 0-1...

See at :http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu/news/index.php

Amazing images. I'm sure most of us would be happy with an image of
that quality of Saturn, never mind Uranus. That AO system seems to
work pretty well.

I need a 10m telescope...


Tim
--
Anyone who qualifies their comments with "just my
two cents" is usually over-valuing their contribution.

Your right - they are staggering.
Richard
"Thierry" ... wrote in message ...
Hi !

Keck II with AO system pictured Uranus in high resolution : Astounding,
"V-ger 2" - Keck : 0-1...

See at :http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu/news/index.php

(where you will find other very interesting news)

Thierry
http://www.astrosurf.com/lombry (always here and lived !)

"Thierry" ... wrote:

Hi !

Keck II with AO system pictured Uranus in high resolution : Astounding,
"V-ger 2" - Keck : 0-1...

See at :http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu/news/index.php

(where you will find other very interesting news)

Thierry
http://www.astrosurf.com/lombry (always here and lived !)

I thought the point of putting these scopes on mountains was that most
of the atmosphere was below them. The with and without AO pics show
that there's still enough atmosphere above them to screw the
imagefairly comprehensively. I'm amazed that poor sods like me (at sea
level) can see anything at all.

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Martin Frey
http://www.hadastro.org.uk
N 51 01 52.2 E 0 47 21.1
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Martin Frey wrote in message ...
"Thierry" ... wrote:

Hi !

Keck II with AO system pictured Uranus in high resolution : Astounding,
"V-ger 2" - Keck : 0-1...

See at :http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu/news/index.php

(where you will find other very interesting news)

Thierry
http://www.astrosurf.com/lombry (always here and lived !)

I thought the point of putting these scopes on mountains was that most
of the atmosphere was below them. The with and without AO pics show
that there's still enough atmosphere above them to screw the
imagefairly comprehensively. I'm amazed that poor sods like me (at sea
level) can see anything at all.


well, you're right, poor sods like us *don't see almost anything at all*.
Take a look at Uranus and you'll just barely be able to discern its very
tiny disk of under 4 arcsec in diameter . No rings or surface features .
Those images have features of less than 0.05 arcsec , truly amazing.

best regards,
matt tudor

Tim Auton wrote:

I'm sure most of us would be happy with an image of
that quality of Saturn, never mind Uranus. .

What about this:

http://www.marcofazzoli.com/danieleg...s_040718_2.htm

It's just amazing what can be done with today's amateur equipment by
a skilled imager.

H.

Thierry wrote:
Hi !

Keck II with AO system pictured Uranus in high resolution : Astounding,
"V-ger 2" - Keck : 0-1...

See at :http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu/news/index.php

(where you will find other very interesting news)

Thierry
http://www.astrosurf.com/lombry (always here and lived !)

Wow! That's a keck of a picture!

- Alex

On 15 Nov 2004 10:43:53 -0800, (Howie
Glatter) wrote:

Tim Auton wrote:

I'm sure most of us would be happy with an image of
that quality of Saturn, never mind Uranus. .

What about this:

http://www.marcofazzoli.com/danieleg...s_040718_2.htm

It's just amazing what can be done with today's amateur equipment by
a skilled imager.

Nice work I'd say. I knew that band would be "doable" with amateur
gear now.