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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" rel="nofollow 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 [http://www.lpod.org/archive/archive/2004/06/LPOD-2004-06-21.htm 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 /> | + | 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 [http://www.lpod.org/archive/archive/2004/06/LPOD-2004-06-21.htm" rel="nofollow 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" rel="nofollow here], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-esoMJ1590" rel="nofollow here] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nkuXXqwbMg" rel="nofollow 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" rel="nofollow Chuck Wood]</em><br /> |
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<strong>Related Link</strong><br /> | <strong>Related Link</strong><br /> | ||
− | 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/" rel="nofollow website] - make sure you watch the video!<br /> |
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Revision as of 19:08, 4 January 2015
Twirling World
image by " rel="nofollow 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 " rel="nofollow 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 " rel="nofollow here, " rel="nofollow here and " rel="nofollow 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.
" rel="nofollow Chuck Wood
Related Link
J-P's Astro-Anarchy " rel="nofollow website - make sure you watch the video!