The quality difference between now and even 10 years ago is pretty amazing. On Apr 16, 2013, at 10:24 AM, Stan Gorodenski <stanlep@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > It's really amazing what amateurs are doing now when I look at the black > and white images in the 1950's-1960's books like The Birth and Death of > the Sun, Frontiers of Astronomy, and The Nature of the Universe, as > examples, that were taken with large professional observatory telescopes. > Stan > > On 4/16/2013 8:47 AM, Mike Wiles wrote: >> Join me in congratulating Bernard Miller for today's Astronomy Picture of >> the Day. This is your best work so far that I've seen Bernard and well >> deserved. My only problem is that I have a bunch of data of M81 that I was >> using to put together a presentation for the Saguaro Astronomy Club. >> Yesterday - I thought it was a really nice image. Today? Not so much >> anymore. Thanks for that. :-). Now I have to start all over on something >> else. Just kidding - congratulations. All of your hard work has paid off >> and you should be proud. >> http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130416.html >> >> Mike >> >> >> -- >> See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please >> send personal replies to the author, not the list. > > -- > See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please > send personal replies to the author, not the list. > -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.