Thanks, everyone, for your kinds comments about the color overlay! This paper on the Keck near-infrared observations of Ceres makes for interesting reading in light of the recent images from Dawn:

http://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/pdf/2008/04/aa8166-07.pdf

Thanks Emily! The color overlay may not be all that accurate, but for outreach purposes it really seems to engage folks, doesn't it?

The latest views of Ceres, rotated and *VERY* crudely overlain with Phil's splendid HST map:

I've rotated the images to a slightly more familiar orientation, using Gerald's thumbnails as a reference:

Beautiful images!

This is fantastic, Gerald, I'm really learning a lot here. I presume you will be applying these techniques to Pluto, once New Horizons begins to resolve surface features?

That's precisely what I did, Phil.

I've taken Gerald's latest DAWN-derived map, mixed it with Phil's HST-derived map, and created this view of Ceres, with the south pole at center:

Here's a polar projection of Gerald's amazing mosaic, centered on the south pole, and contrast enhanced using Prime Number Tone Mapping:

Wow

Gerald, just what do you use, exactly, to reproject the raw images to a cylindrical format?

A mighty congratulations are in order, Bjorn! The culmination of a two-year project of this magnitude is something to be celebrated, and I hope you get the recognition and plaudits that this achievement so richly deserves.

Ian.

Very well said, Doug.

Yes, as exciting as this news may be, I still feel a tinge of sadness that Dr. Pillinger didn't live to set eyes on Beagle again (intact or otherwise)

Nice!

Thanks for this John! I've often made use of the latest iteration of 'Inpaint', with its handy mask feature:

https://www.theinpaint.com/

A couple of experimental 'golden' Titans, from the 26nd and 30th of November, using the CB3, MT1, and MT3 filtered images in both instances.

Thank you ESA: you've made me extra proud to be European.

Never thought I'd see an OFAH reference on UMSF. Well played, sir!

Blimey, that's ineffably stupendous, Matthias!

Bjorn, I am in awe of what you've achieved here. Simply magnificent: a real masterclass in working with old yet valuable data.

Yep, there seems to be a cloud right between Muggel and Ligeia, alright.

BA-DUM TISH!

This is a fairly rough-and-ready (some might say grotty, even) 4-frame NAC mosaic, encompassing the entirety of the northern wetlands:

A shot of Kraken Mare from just the other day:

Very nice, TR! Here's my attempt at the mosaic:

http://s21.postimg.org/s83oyyfl1/Fentsal_A..._2014_FINAL.png