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Ernie showing off his telescope crutch - used to steady the observer, not
the scope! |
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The wrong receiver - 14" image versus 4" image.
Left: 14" professional CCD image taken with an enhanced filter
on Mt. Kobau.
Right: Sky & Telescope film-based image taken with a 4" Takahashi f/7 |
Hubble Mars image - 1995 |
Bigger optics give more seeing sensitivity, but don't necessarily
result in a "better" image. Quality optics are key to better images.
One arc second is about all most site can deliver anyway. |
Ernie's hand drawing of Mars using the 5" f/15 Folded Refractor from his
light-polluted driveway. |
5" f/15 Folded Refractor |
50 Years of Mars
See notes on image |
Left: Hand-drawn images from the 3�" f/15 Yager Folded Refractor
Right: Hubble images |
3�" f/15 Yager Folded Refractor |
3�" f/15 Yager Folded Refractor
Mirror (left), Diagonal (middle), Objective (right) |
Before "canals" - pre-Schiceperelli |
After "canals" - note that most of the planet is obscured by dust
clouds. |
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5" f/9.5 Newtonian
(Donated to RASC Victoria Centre) |
Ernie's hand-drawn 1950 Mars map using the 5" f/9.5 Newtonian (right).
Compare features - middle right of this map to
latest Mars probe images (below - larger scale). |
Latest Mars probe image of Mars |
Latest Mars probe image of Mars |
"In Love with Mars"
Ernie on the cover of Der Spiegel as a result of public
interest in the 1950 Mars Dust Storm
DER SPIEGEL- original article
(in German) |
The Global Martian Dust Storm of July & August 2001 - CCD images
and Ernie's drawings |
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Ernie's drawings and notes of Mars |
Ernie's drawings and notes of Mars |
Ernie's drawings and notes of Mars |
Ernie's planetary drawings as observed from his driveway.
Top: Saturn, Feb 12, 2003 (5" f/15 Folded Refractor)
Bottom: Jupiter, 1969 (3�" f/15 Yager Folded Refractor) |
Ernie's filters - fit over the eyepiece |
Apodizing Mask
Gain noticeable contrast on planets (not stars or moon). Refer
to Ernie's upcoming article in RASC Journal for details. John Herschel had
the original idea for this mask. |