John Sanford
http://www.astrostock.com
johnsan@sosinet.net



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Single frame capture from my Sony TR-510 tape (Hi8) to Sony laptop.
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Petavius
Northern Highlands
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Aristole & Eudoxus
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Endymion
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Mare Crisium
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Mare Serenitatus
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Rupes Altai
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The above lunare images are captures off digital Hi8 tape made using a PC-33C type camera inputted to a Sony camcorder. They were then captured by playing the tape using the wire connection to Sony F-270 laptop which comes with a program called DVGate Still. The bitmap format images were then opened in CCD Soft for contrast adjusting and sharpening thru unsharp masking, then saved as JPEG files. Video was shot through a C-14 at Cass. focus (f/10). Seeing was 5-7 on ALPO scale on the two nights used (week of April 9-12UT 2000).


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Complex lunar ray systems of Copernicu,s at left, and Kepler.  Afocal projection to a Sony DTR-510 with a 6" Starfire f/9 astrophysics refractor.  The western edge of Mare Imbrium.  Afocal projection to a Sony DTR-510 with a 6" Starfire f/9 astrophysics refractor. 
Trapezium shot was made by afocal projection with a 48mm Brandon and my C-14. There are 3 stages in processing.
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