Here is the URL for Jon's fantastic M42 photo, the APOD for November 20, 2006: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061120.html Gene Lucas (17250) L Knauth wrote: >>> >>Comments from someone at ASU suggested they thought that Jon had possibly >>> >>"superimposed" his photo onto a Hubble Space Telescope image! << >>> >>> It's true. I circulated that photo to the School of Earth and Space >>> Exploration the day Jon Posted it. People responded with amazement and >>> appreciation. It is clearly more spectacular than the Hubble photo. One >>> chap unaware of what a dedicated amateur can do with a modest aperture >>> appeared to be in denial. He will need to get over it. Seeing is believing! >>> >>> >>> I absolutely love this photo. I also think Jon's photo of the Orion nebula >>> is one of the best ever; the "trapezium toward one side of a cavity in a >>> molecular cloud" aspect comes through beautifully. >>> >>> Way to go, Jon! >>> >>> Paul Knauth >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Gene A Lucas >>> Sent: Tue 5/26/2009 2:43 PM >>> To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: APOD May 26th... >>> >>> What's perhaps even more interesting to us here in the Phoenix area, is >>> that the photons used for this image were captured nearby, at the Vekol >>> Road observing area. (Re: Jon Christensen, message posted on >>> Az-observing 04-30-09). >>> >>> Comments from someone at ASU suggested they thought that Jon had >>> possibly "superimposed" his photo onto a Hubble Space Telescope image! >>> (Which of course it most certainly was NOT !) >>> >>> Congrats and compliments to Jon on his fine work and perseverance. (The >>> image represents a total of 580 minutes exposure time!) >>> >>> Gene Lucas >>> (17250) >>> >>> David M. Douglass wrote: >>> >> The APOD picture for May 26th, (posted as of about 20 minutes ago).. >> >> Whirlpool Galaxy Deep Field >> Credit & Copyright: Jon Christensen >> >> http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html >> >> David M. Douglass >> david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Home (480) 839-2629 >> Cell (602) 908-9092 >> -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.