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<em>image by [mailto:jp.metsavainio@gmail.com J-P Metsavainio], Finland</em><br /> | <em>image by [mailto:jp.metsavainio@gmail.com J-P Metsavainio], Finland</em><br /> | ||
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− | What does an astronomer do who lives at 65°N, in the land of the midnight Sun? J-P experiments with images he has previously taken, learning to wrap them around a sphere and then [ | + | What does an astronomer do who lives at 65°N, in the land of the midnight Sun? J-P experiments with images he has previously taken, learning to wrap them around a sphere and then [[June_21,_2004|re-project]] them to eliminate limb foreshortening. But there are lots of non-dark nights, so now he rotates the sphere, flying above the surface like the Kaguya HDTV camera. The image above is just a screen capture of one of his high definition lunar orbit video tours available on <em>YouTube</em> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV-ayk0sgNo here], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-esoMJ1590 here] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nkuXXqwbMg here]. Enjoy your trip. As for J-P, nights are still bright and there will be no astro imaging for him until the end of the Autumn - no telling what he'll come up with next.<br /> |
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<em>[mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com Chuck Wood]</em><br /> | <em>[mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com Chuck Wood]</em><br /> | ||
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J-P's <em>Astro-Anarchy</em> [http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.com/ website] - make sure you watch the video!<br /> | J-P's <em>Astro-Anarchy</em> [http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.com/ website] - make sure you watch the video!<br /> | ||
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+ | <p><b>Yesterday's LPOD:</b> [[June 1, 2009|Ejecta Tales]] </p> | ||
+ | <p><b>Tomorrow's LPOD:</b> [[June 3, 2009|A New Mare To Study]] </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:36, 22 March 2015
Twirling World
image by J-P Metsavainio, Finland
What does an astronomer do who lives at 65°N, in the land of the midnight Sun? J-P experiments with images he has previously taken, learning to wrap them around a sphere and then re-project them to eliminate limb foreshortening. But there are lots of non-dark nights, so now he rotates the sphere, flying above the surface like the Kaguya HDTV camera. The image above is just a screen capture of one of his high definition lunar orbit video tours available on YouTube here, here and here. Enjoy your trip. As for J-P, nights are still bright and there will be no astro imaging for him until the end of the Autumn - no telling what he'll come up with next.
Chuck Wood
Related Link
J-P's Astro-Anarchy website - make sure you watch the video!
Yesterday's LPOD: Ejecta Tales
Tomorrow's LPOD: A New Mare To Study
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