Mat, I first saw his work last week...one of his 'practice' shots in anticipation of the transit...blew my socks off. I can't wait to see when he's done processing the photo's from his trip West to capture Venus. Stay tuned. Oh, it's Friedman btw. Dave On Jun 07, 2012, at 03:35 PM, "Hutchings, Mat (H USA)" <mat.hutchings@siemens.com> wrote: His work is jaw-dropping! Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of David Bennett Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 5:19 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Good news Bad news Erik, if you like narrow-band solar shots,you (and others of course) should really like the incredible work of Alan Friedmand at http://www.avertedimagination.com/ He's been on APOD quite a bit with his most recent: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120314.html Dave On Jun 07, 2012, at 03:00 PM, erikhansen@thebluezone.net wrote:
This is the reason I find little need to take pictures there are so many pictures available. I just like to look and experience the events.
I do like the pictures people post here, but I much prefer h-alpha images. http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html The recent events have been great for public outreach (I saw SLAS has swelled to 240 members), it will be interesting to see what that translates into once all the hype passes. The digital camera revolution has developed a positive feedback loop. The
technology has driven down prices which has induced more people to take up the hobby which in the past was viewed as expensive. The increased demand has allowed manufacturers to develop economies of scale and to lower prices even more. We truly live in the golden age of amateur photography