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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> | + | 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 | ||
− | + | <a href="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 | ||
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</table> | </table> | ||
<hr width="640" align="center"> | <hr width="640" align="center"> | ||
+ | </p> | ||
<p align="center" class="main_titles"><b>Author & Editor:</b><br> | <p align="center" class="main_titles"><b>Author & Editor:</b><br> | ||
[mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com Charles A. Wood]</p> | [mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com Charles A. Wood]</p> |
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Moon Mosaic
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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 [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/research/cla/ 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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