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<span class="main_sm"><p>Image Credit: [mailto:pablolonnie@yahoo.com.mx Pablo Lonnie Pacheco Railey]</span> </a> | <span class="main_sm"><p>Image Credit: [mailto:pablolonnie@yahoo.com.mx Pablo Lonnie Pacheco Railey]</span> </a> | ||
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Pablo Lonnie Pacheco of Monterrey, Mexico has responded to this impossibility with the most spectacular piece of | Pablo Lonnie Pacheco of Monterrey, Mexico has responded to this impossibility with the most spectacular piece of | ||
image processing I have ever seen. He has compiled this mosaic of the Moon by splicing together more than 150 | image processing I have ever seen. He has compiled this mosaic of the Moon by splicing together more than 150 | ||
− | frames from the [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/research/cla/ <i>Consolidated Lunar Atlas</i>. The small version | + | frames from the [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/research/cla/ <i>Consolidated Lunar Atlas</i>]. The small version |
above does not do justice to Pablo's achievement - immediately click on the image above to see his full size | above does not do justice to Pablo's achievement - immediately click on the image above to see his full size | ||
mosaic. Isn't it stunning! I predict that this will be the standard image of the Moon in all future textbooks. | mosaic. Isn't it stunning! I predict that this will be the standard image of the Moon in all future textbooks. | ||
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<p><b>Technical Details: </b><br> | <p><b>Technical Details: </b><br> | ||
Pablo writes: "This image was created combining more than 150 pictures downloaded from the | Pablo writes: "This image was created combining more than 150 pictures downloaded from the | ||
− | + | [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/research/cla/ <i>Consolidated Lunar Atlas</i>] site. The 61 inch NASA | |
telescope was used for this work. Each image was selected so the sun was low in the horizon, | telescope was used for this work. Each image was selected so the sun was low in the horizon, | ||
bringing up the most detail from the surface. It was necessary to correct each image because of | bringing up the most detail from the surface. It was necessary to correct each image because of |
Revision as of 21:05, 19 January 2015
Moon Mosaic
link=Media:LPOD-2004-06-12.jpeg Image Credit: Pablo Lonnie Pacheco Railey </a> |
Magnificent Moon! Its impossible to take a single image of the Moon that shows topography across the entire Earth-facing side. Pablo Lonnie Pacheco of Monterrey, Mexico has responded to this impossibility with the most spectacular piece of image processing I have ever seen. He has compiled this mosaic of the Moon by splicing together more than 150 frames from the Consolidated Lunar Atlas. The small version above does not do justice to Pablo's achievement - immediately click on the image above to see his full size mosaic. Isn't it stunning! I predict that this will be the standard image of the Moon in all future textbooks. Congratulations, Pablo! Technical Details: Click image for larger image (471k). Originally posted March 23, 2004 Related Links: Tomorrow's LPOD: Mersenius |
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