Hi All,
Russell Croman just posted an incredible color enhanced image of the Moon on another group and I just had to try the technique. I happened to have 10 Nikon D70 images laying around unprocessed from the January 25 full Moon and decided to try it. The technique involves increasing the color saturation in steps to bring out the subtle color differences on the Moon's surface. A stack of color images is necessary to prevent color noise from dominating the image. The colors are real and the balance is not manipulated, just the saturation.
Image details on website:
http://web.tampabay.rr.com/jsuro/ss/moon/color_enhanced_moon.htm
Russell's incredible image:
http://www.rc-astro.com/solar_system/moon/moon_colors.html
The technique - which will be featured in the July issue of Sky and Telescope:
http://pwp.netcabo.pt/manalokos/filipe/moon/colorofthemoon.htm
Best,
Jose Suro
Tierra Verde, Florida
Russell Croman just posted an incredible color enhanced image of the Moon on another group and I just had to try the technique. I happened to have 10 Nikon D70 images laying around unprocessed from the January 25 full Moon and decided to try it. The technique involves increasing the color saturation in steps to bring out the subtle color differences on the Moon's surface. A stack of color images is necessary to prevent color noise from dominating the image. The colors are real and the balance is not manipulated, just the saturation.
Image details on website:
http://web.tampabay.rr.com/jsuro/ss/moon/color_enhanced_moon.htm
Russell's incredible image:
http://www.rc-astro.com/solar_system/moon/moon_colors.html
The technique - which will be featured in the July issue of Sky and Telescope:
http://pwp.netcabo.pt/manalokos/filipe/moon/colorofthemoon.htm
Best,
Jose Suro
Tierra Verde, Florida
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