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Re: IDL processed mosaic image of the Moon, 8000x8800 pixels [message #69763] Mon, 08 February 2010 09:07
pgrigis is currently offline  pgrigis
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On Feb 7, 10:40 pm, Andrew Cool <andrew.c...@dsto.defence.gov.au>
wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> Here's an IDL-processed image of the Moon to rock your socks off,
> especially given that it was created using an 8" refractor by an
> amateur
> astronomer (but very good IDL programmer), Dr Michael Theusner
> of Hannover, Germany.
>
> http://www.theusner.eu/astro/images/moon/20100126/20100126_M ond_final...
>
> or :- http://tinyurl.com/yd3pqen
>
> Michael writes :-
>
> We changed the final image to 80% which allowed additional
> sharpening.
> It looks so much better than the 100% version. It is still big enough
> anyway, 8000x8800 pixels (14 MB).
>
> Luminance was recorded through the 8" refractor + 1.7x barlow lens =
> 5260 mm focal length (f/26.3) and a DMK 31. The enhanced color stems
> from focal 40D images through a C11."
>
> All processed using Michael's AviStack IDL program atwww.avistack.de
>
> Amazing Stuff! Someone should give this guy a job...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Andrew Cool (Who's more than a little jealous that this image isn't
> mine!)

Thud!

(that was the sound of my jaw dropping to the floor).

Ciao,
Paolo
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