Moon composite reworked

Forgive the creation of a new thread but this one looks quite
different from the last one and finally represents what I've been
after for quite some time. It might also be useful to someone who is
looking to get the same result.

The solution was to cheat! Basically, the problem getting the
composition of crescent and Earthshine right was to deal with the
terminator properly. This is virtually impossible because the two
images don't actually fit together due to over-exposure. The way
around this is to take an Earthshine image on one night and the
crescent image on the subsequent night. When these images are merged
together (e.g. using Photoshop's lighten layer blend) the overlap
removes the terminator issues resulting in a much more aesthetically
pelasing result. Well I got excited about it anyway ;-)

http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/lunar/2...rthshine3.html
--
Pete
http://www.digitalsky.org.uk

Beautiful image Pete!

Pete Lawrence wrote:
Forgive the creation of a new thread but this one looks quite
different from the last one and finally represents what I've been
after for quite some time. It might also be useful to someone who is
looking to get the same result.

The solution was to cheat!

Oh no!

But what is the small object near the moon at about 0330 or so?

Phil

Phil Wheeler wrote:
Pete Lawrence wrote:

Forgive the creation of a new thread but this one looks quite
different from the last one and finally represents what I've been
after for quite some time. It might also be useful to someone who is
looking to get the same result.

The solution was to cheat!


Oh no!

But what is the small object near the moon at about 0330 or so?

Phil

Gosh Phil--I never thought you would think of stars as "pollution"! ;-)

On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 20:23:00 GMT, Phil Wheeler
wrote:

Pete Lawrence wrote:
Forgive the creation of a new thread but this one looks quite
different from the last one and finally represents what I've been
after for quite some time. It might also be useful to someone who is
looking to get the same result.

The solution was to cheat!

Oh no!

But what is the small object near the moon at about 0330 or so?


It's TYC2-1641-1 and I've screwed up. The Earthshine image was from
the 1st not the 3rd as stated! Not enough sleep!
--
Pete
http://www.digitalsky.org.uk

Sam Wormley wrote:
Phil Wheeler wrote:

Pete Lawrence wrote:

Forgive the creation of a new thread but this one looks quite
different from the last one and finally represents what I've been
after for quite some time. It might also be useful to someone who is
looking to get the same result.

The solution was to cheat!



Oh no!

But what is the small object near the moon at about 0330 or so?

Phil


Gosh Phil--I never thought you would think of stars as "pollution"! ;-)

Huh .. didn't even think of that, Sam. But I did say "object"!

Pete Lawrence presented a photo:

GREAT SHOT!!

Wayne Howell
Photon Phlats Observatory
Port Townsend, WA

Very smooth Pete. Do you get to see the family at all nowadays :-)

I certainly appreciate your efforts! Thank you.

Paul
"Pete Lawrence" wrote in message
...
Forgive the creation of a new thread but this one looks quite
different from the last one and finally represents what I've been
after for quite some time. It might also be useful to someone who is
looking to get the same result.

The solution was to cheat! Basically, the problem getting the
composition of crescent and Earthshine right was to deal with the
terminator properly. This is virtually impossible because the two
images don't actually fit together due to over-exposure. The way
around this is to take an Earthshine image on one night and the
crescent image on the subsequent night. When these images are merged
together (e.g. using Photoshop's lighten layer blend) the overlap
removes the terminator issues resulting in a much more aesthetically
pelasing result. Well I got excited about it anyway ;-)

http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/lunar/2...rthshine3.html
--
Pete
http://www.digitalsky.org.uk

"Pete Lawrence" wrote in message
...
Forgive the creation of a new thread but this one looks quite
different from the last one and finally represents what I've been
after for quite some time. It might also be useful to someone who is
looking to get the same result.

The solution was to cheat! Basically, the problem getting the
composition of crescent and Earthshine right was to deal with the
terminator properly. This is virtually impossible because the two
images don't actually fit together due to over-exposure. The way
around this is to take an Earthshine image on one night and the
crescent image on the subsequent night. When these images are merged
together (e.g. using Photoshop's lighten layer blend) the overlap
removes the terminator issues resulting in a much more aesthetically
pelasing result. Well I got excited about it anyway ;-)


That's the one

http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/lunar/2...rthshine3.html

Ok - revised dates now shown on the composite as well as another field
star that I'd inadvetantly masked off. I only noticed it when checking
the originals. I hope that TYC2-1154-1 doesn't have a planetary system
that bears a grudge ;-)

--
Pete
http://www.digitalsky.org.uk