ASTRO: Animation of Crab using Chandra Xray, Radio, Optical and emission line images

There is a neat image of the Crab made using Radio=Red, Optical = Green and
XRAY = Blue he

http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/200..._opt_radio.jpg

I took the image, rotated it and stretched it to overlay my recently
reported crab shot with emission line filters where [SII] = Red, Ha = Green
and [OIII] = Blue

Once I did that I decided to animate a morphing between the two images. It
is sort of interesting to watch the various structures transform. Some
completely disappear or reappear, while others just transform their color
and or shape.

Warning: this was my first animation. I used Adobe Image Ready. For some
reason it makes the image sort of grainy. Maybe I can figure out how to fix
it. If anyone has some suggestions for addressing the graininess or has
other ideas
of how to do the morphing/animation, please tell me!

here is a link to the file on my website. It is about 2.2MB.

http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...ssion_xray.gif

Comments welcome

Clear Skies,
Richard

On 01/12/04 22:37 +0900, Richard Crisp wrote:

here is a link to the file on my website. It is about 2.2MB.

http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...ssion_xray.gif

Man, that is just wickedly cool! Absolutely surreal! :-D

trane
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On 01/12/04 22:37 +0900, Richard Crisp wrote:

here is a link to the file on my website. It is about 2.2MB.

http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...ssion_xray.gif

Man, that is just wickedly cool! Absolutely surreal! :-D

trane
--
//------------------------------------------------------------
// Trane Francks Tokyo, Japan
// Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.

On 01/12/04 22:37 +0900, Richard Crisp wrote:

here is a link to the file on my website. It is about 2.2MB.

http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...ssion_xray.gif

Man, that is just wickedly cool! Absolutely surreal! :-D

trane
--
//------------------------------------------------------------
// Trane Francks Tokyo, Japan
// Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 7:41:19 -0600, Trane Francks wrote
(in message ):

From: Trane Francks
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.astro, sci.astro.ccd-imaging, sci.astro,
sci.astro.amateur

On 01/12/04 22:37 +0900, Richard Crisp wrote:

here is a link to the file on my website. It is about 2.2MB.

http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...ssion_xray.gif

Man, that is just wickedly cool! Absolutely surreal! :-D

trane

That it is, indeed. I like it!

It is amazing how much the wave-length the shot is taken in changes
everything.

(Makes me wonder just how much such an animation would show if someone were
to take some of the shots of the Crab that go back a few decades, I know that
it is expanding, but wouldn't it be wild to actually *see* it right in front
of you?)

--
Harry F. Leopold
aa #2076
AA/Vet #4
The Prints of Darkness

The Internet is full, we can not accept any more posts until further
notice. Thank you. - Kalinka Djnepropetrovska

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 7:41:19 -0600, Trane Francks wrote
(in message ):

From: Trane Francks
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.astro, sci.astro.ccd-imaging, sci.astro,
sci.astro.amateur

On 01/12/04 22:37 +0900, Richard Crisp wrote:

here is a link to the file on my website. It is about 2.2MB.

http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...ssion_xray.gif

Man, that is just wickedly cool! Absolutely surreal! :-D

trane

That it is, indeed. I like it!

It is amazing how much the wave-length the shot is taken in changes
everything.

(Makes me wonder just how much such an animation would show if someone were
to take some of the shots of the Crab that go back a few decades, I know that
it is expanding, but wouldn't it be wild to actually *see* it right in front
of you?)

--
Harry F. Leopold
aa #2076
AA/Vet #4
The Prints of Darkness

The Internet is full, we can not accept any more posts until further
notice. Thank you. - Kalinka Djnepropetrovska

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 7:41:19 -0600, Trane Francks wrote
(in message ):

From: Trane Francks
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.astro, sci.astro.ccd-imaging, sci.astro,
sci.astro.amateur

On 01/12/04 22:37 +0900, Richard Crisp wrote:

here is a link to the file on my website. It is about 2.2MB.

http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...ssion_xray.gif

Man, that is just wickedly cool! Absolutely surreal! :-D

trane

That it is, indeed. I like it!

It is amazing how much the wave-length the shot is taken in changes
everything.

(Makes me wonder just how much such an animation would show if someone were
to take some of the shots of the Crab that go back a few decades, I know that
it is expanding, but wouldn't it be wild to actually *see* it right in front
of you?)

--
Harry F. Leopold
aa #2076
AA/Vet #4
The Prints of Darkness

The Internet is full, we can not accept any more posts until further
notice. Thank you. - Kalinka Djnepropetrovska

"Harry Leopold" wrote in message
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On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 7:41:19 -0600, Trane Francks wrote
(in message ):

From: Trane Francks
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.astro, sci.astro.ccd-imaging,
sci.astro,
sci.astro.amateur

On 01/12/04 22:37 +0900, Richard Crisp wrote:

here is a link to the file on my website. It is about 2.2MB.

http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...ssion_xray.gif

Man, that is just wickedly cool! Absolutely surreal! :-D

trane

That it is, indeed. I like it!

I am glad you guys liked it.



It is amazing how much the wave-length the shot is taken in changes
everything.

(Makes me wonder just how much such an animation would show if someone
were
to take some of the shots of the Crab that go back a few decades, I know
that
it is expanding, but wouldn't it be wild to actually *see* it right in
front
of you?)


I heard such an animation exists, but I've not seen it. Someone just told me
about it this morning. I understand the data began with an early 1950s shot
from Palomar and it adds data taken afterwards.

Best regards
Richard

"Harry Leopold" wrote in message
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On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 7:41:19 -0600, Trane Francks wrote
(in message ):

From: Trane Francks
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.astro, sci.astro.ccd-imaging,
sci.astro,
sci.astro.amateur

On 01/12/04 22:37 +0900, Richard Crisp wrote:

here is a link to the file on my website. It is about 2.2MB.

http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...ssion_xray.gif

Man, that is just wickedly cool! Absolutely surreal! :-D

trane

That it is, indeed. I like it!

I am glad you guys liked it.



It is amazing how much the wave-length the shot is taken in changes
everything.

(Makes me wonder just how much such an animation would show if someone
were
to take some of the shots of the Crab that go back a few decades, I know
that
it is expanding, but wouldn't it be wild to actually *see* it right in
front
of you?)


I heard such an animation exists, but I've not seen it. Someone just told me
about it this morning. I understand the data began with an early 1950s shot
from Palomar and it adds data taken afterwards.

Best regards
Richard

"Harry Leopold" wrote in message
. cox.net...
On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 7:41:19 -0600, Trane Francks wrote
(in message ):

From: Trane Francks
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.astro, sci.astro.ccd-imaging,
sci.astro,
sci.astro.amateur

On 01/12/04 22:37 +0900, Richard Crisp wrote:

here is a link to the file on my website. It is about 2.2MB.

http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...ssion_xray.gif

Man, that is just wickedly cool! Absolutely surreal! :-D

trane

That it is, indeed. I like it!

I am glad you guys liked it.



It is amazing how much the wave-length the shot is taken in changes
everything.

(Makes me wonder just how much such an animation would show if someone
were
to take some of the shots of the Crab that go back a few decades, I know
that
it is expanding, but wouldn't it be wild to actually *see* it right in
front
of you?)


I heard such an animation exists, but I've not seen it. Someone just told me
about it this morning. I understand the data began with an early 1950s shot
from Palomar and it adds data taken afterwards.

Best regards
Richard