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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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Solar System Web Cam
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Solar System Web Cam
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Ranging throughout the solar system [ http://space.jpl.na…], these pictures all have something in common. They were taken with an 8 inch diameter telescope, a size popular with amateur astronomy buffs, and slightly modified "web cam" of the type widely used to send images out over the internet. The results are clearly remarkable for [ http://www.djcash.d…] such inexpensive and readily available equipment. Each sharp image was produced from 20 to 30 frames which were digitally stacked and processed using free software [ http://utopia.ision…index.htm ]. Until recently, digital imaging for amateur astronomers required a specialized camera [ http://www.wvi.com/…], but the advent of low-light video surveillance cameras and web cams now presents other options for relatively bright [ http://www.astrabio…] solar system objects. Want to try some unconventional [ http://www.astrabio…] web cam astronomy? Geoff Chester, Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Naval Observatory [ http://www.usno.nav…], offers these images and an account of his own adventures [ http://www.usno.nav…] from a suburban front lawn near Washington D.C.
Explanation
Ranging throughout the solar system [ http://space.jpl.na…], these pictures all have something in common. They were taken with an 8 inch diameter telescope, a size popular with amateur astronomy buffs, and slightly modified "web cam" of the type widely used to send images out over the internet. The results are clearly remarkable for [ http://www.djcash.d…] such inexpensive and readily available equipment. Each sharp image was produced from 20 to 30 frames which were digitally stacked and processed using free software [ http://utopia.ision…index.htm ]. Until recently, digital imaging for amateur astronomers required a specialized camera [ http://www.wvi.com/…], but the advent of low-light video surveillance cameras and web cams now presents other options for relatively bright [ http://www.astrabio…] solar system objects. Want to try some unconventional [ http://www.astrabio…] web cam astronomy? Geoff Chester, Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Naval Observatory [ http://www.usno.nav…], offers these images and an account of his own adventures [ http://www.usno.nav…] from a suburban front lawn near Washington D.C. Explanation
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Credit and Copyright:
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Geoff Chester [ mailto:chester.geoff @usno.navy.mil ]
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Geoff Chester [ mailto:chester.geoff @usno.navy.mil ]
Credit and Copyright
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sun
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saturn
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mars
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jupiter
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moon
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solar system
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solar system
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camera
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Mars
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Mars
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Saturn
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Jupiter
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Jupiter
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Venus
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Washington
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Moon
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Sun
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Mars
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Saturn
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Jupiter
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USERS
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Venus
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solar system
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solar system
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original url:
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SPD-APOD-ap010714
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SPD-APOD-ap010714
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