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6.5 days old moon - version 2
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This is the edited version from the previous 6.5 days old moon mosaic. I've pushed up the levels, curves and brightness to reveal more features, especially towards the terminator.
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...
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.
Yes, I am hooked with Google+. Thanks to a friend, I was invited in yesterday, and have a pretty solid day today playing around and familiarizing with its functions. I have to admit, it took me quiet a while to get used to it, and re-learn the concept of 'sharing network' as they called it. Frankly, I need to get a break from Facebook. For the past year, it has becoming too cluttered and 'noisy'. I felt like being forcefully spoon feed with unwanted news, status updates and worse.. spamming! Now with Google+, especially with its really cool Circle concept, I am finally began to have more control on what is displayed on the screen. Look for "Shahrin Ahmad"
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