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Dear Meade Coporation, I just wanted
to send along a big "Congratulations" on the creation of
your "LPI Imager". I have had some very good results with right
from the start. Just a few months ago when all the wonderful "Web-Cam"
images were taking the amateur world of Astronomy by storm and with
the birth of programs like "Registax", I found myself wondering
how long it might be before someone came out with camera made justfor
astro-imaging that would combine these two elements. No sooner had
I mentioned it to my wife than I saw your first ads in Sky & Telescope
for the new system (LPI). I, like I guess many others, became very
excited. I think you folks have done some real "groundbreaking"
stuff here, and I'm sure versions from other manufacturers will follow,
but I think you should receive credit for bring the innovators. Please
find an amazing Saturn image in CD form and a hard copy to use as
you see fit. Big Thanks again for a "really cool system."
Sincerely,
Greg Mort
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| You folks may be
interested in my latest Jupiter image. I am very flattered and of
course, you are welcome to do with it as you please. I have included
the original raw as it came out of the LPI (jupiter3.bmp), the post-processed
version (JUPITER_02012004_SHAMILTON.jpg), and one other processed
one as well if you want it (JUPITER_01252004A_SHAMILTON.jpg). The
image was taken with my LX90 and a 5x Barlow at f50 using the LPI imaging software.
Capture time was only about 2 ½ minutes due to the fast rotation
of Jupiter at that magnification, any thing longer and it would blur
the image. I used the Track and Combine method built into the app
with min quality set at 90%. The total frame capture was about 150
images automatically stacked.
Post processing was done
in PhotoShop primarily using unsharp-masking, Gaussian blur, and
levels adjustments (for color balancing). Other than that, it is
pretty much the base image as produced by the camera and software.
You guys have done an
amazing job with these cameras and have done a fantastic job
with the software. While I do image with several other cameras,
I have found the LPI to be the best planetary can lunar camera I
own (ok for some DSO’s as well) and when combined with your
software, I believe, has really opened up the world of imaging to
so many folks who may have never gotten into it.
Thanks
again,
Stephen P. Hamilton
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