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Rotating my boring flat Jupiter image into a 3D globe using WinJUPOS and vpython

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Recently, the sky cleared up suddenly over in my place. Which was a rarity in itself. And since Jupiter is high up in the sky passing the meridian just before midnight, I grabbed that opportunity to image it just like any other night. And then, I remember saw Micheal Philips old post about rendering Jupiter into a 3D globe and generate a fly-by video. I think I saw a tutorial somewhere in youtube, but simply couldn't find it. Either it has been removed, or I was just imagining it.. syyyy.. Luckily nowadays we have a new friend, ChatGPT to help with the research. after a lot of wrong prompts and refining the scope, I finally found a way.  So here it is Step - 1 (Summary). Generate the complete processed Jupiter photos as usual, using Autostakkert, Winjupos. I used imppg for sharpening (seems to be working much better than PixInsight! ), and back and forth to PixInsight for color balance and other cosmetic stuffs. Step - 2. (Winjupos) Open back the final TIF in Winjupos. Do Image Mea...
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I'm back... on blogspot!

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 Ok, this is embarrassing. My last post here was 12 years ago!!!  I do have another web called FalakOnline.net , and malay language-based website dedicated to my local Malaysian followers.  But I think it's about time ... again.. to start writing for my english-speaking pals. I've shared most of my work on ... ehemm.. twitter/x , and now on bluesky . My facebook page is mostly for my Malaysian friends.  I do have a flickr page which I haven't update for some time. But trying to explain details on my imaging adventures on social media like x and bluesky proved to be a pain. I guess I need to really get back 'blogging'. So here it is.. thanks to shoutout from Dylan on youtube on my recent video on Jupiter 3d flyby...   I'm back!!! BTW, I've renamed this page to shahgazer.blogspot.com, the old one was astronomytechnology.blogspot.com (which sounded really goofy after all these years)
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A Picture Perfect Moment!

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While doing a 30 sec exposure of myself in front of the giant 30" Dobsonian telescope, the very bright sporadic meteor appear right on top of the Pleiades! I saw it at the corner of my eye, but since the 30 second exposure was still in progress, I had to keep my excitement to myself until the exposure is finish! I was glad it turned out nicely. I've tried to photograph meteors for several years, and this was actually my very first successful shot!   What else can I say, an upside-down Orion rising, starry nights despite the Moon still up the sky and causing shadows around the observing site, big Dobsonians to view the southern sky and a meteor passing near the Pleiades! .... a picture perfect moment! Oh yeah, this was taken during the Post-Eclipse Star Safari event, organized by 3RF AUstralia, at Coonabarabran, Australia on the weekend of 17-18 Nov 2012.
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I was hanging out with Dr. Carl Hergenrother

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This was my first full time hangout in Google+. It was a privilege to be part of the crew, helping out Peter Lake interviewing Dr. Carl Hergenrother, yes, the founder of the Comet 168P/Hergenrother. Some nice description on his work, especially on the soil sample return mission from asteroids in the near future. An interesting and rewarding experience. Looking forward for the next asia-pax version of Google+ Hangout soon.
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Zooming in on Aristoteles and Eudoxus

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I did a quick look at the current 4 sets of moon mosaic, and finally can compile a series of photos showing the different texture on the surface due to the angle of the sun. I've been wanting to do this for quiet a while. So, here it the first set, aiming at the craters Aristoteles and Eudoxus, at the northern tip (near Plato) of the moon
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Moon mosaic - 11.42 days old

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This is another moon mosaic, taken on the 30th July 2012. The moon is 11.42 days old. However, I had some teething problem when using the photomerge function in Photoshop CS3. It took quiet before it was finally solved this evening. Click here for the 2500 pixel version (50% reduced from the original size)
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Moon 12.48 days old - yet another mosaic

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This is yet another mosaic of the Moon (12.48 days old), taken on the 31st July 2012. It's a combination of 69 video files, and took me almost a day to complete the mosaic!  I have reduced 50% from its original resolution. Somehow the link from the photo above goes to the 1600x1600 size. Click HERE for the 2500x2500 version .
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