Image Sets  31 August, 2009 10:37

New Images From 31 August 2009 Added

09-243_10.08.11_VMC_Img_No_1.pngNew images have been posted to the image database. These images are from the VMC observation on 31 August 2009. To access the images click the link below. Also you can access the Celestia file to see where the images were captured and access the raw data in the zip file (for more details see Help us with the VMC)



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Image Sets  30 August, 2009 06:40

New Images From 30 August 2009 Added

09-242_06.33.16_VMC_Img_No_1.pngNew images have been posted to the image database. These images are from the VMC observation on 30 August 2009. To access the images click the link below. Also you can access the Celestia file to see where the images were captured and access the raw data in the zip file (for more details see Help us with the VMC)



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Image Sets  28 August, 2009 06:46

New Images From 28 August 2009 Added

09-240_06.17.28_VMC_Img_No_1.pngNew images have been posted to the image database. These images are from the VMC observation on 28 August 2009. To access the images click the link below. Also you can access the Celestia file to see where the images were captured and access the raw data in the zip file (for more details see Help us with the VMC)



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Image Sets  27 August, 2009 10:05

New Images From 27 August 2009 Added

09-239_09.36.26_VMC_Img_No_1.pngNew images have been posted to the image database. These images are from the VMC observation on 27 August 2009. To access the images click the link below. Also you can access the Celestia file to see where the images were captured and access the raw data in the zip file (for more details see Help us with the VMC)



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Image Sets  24 August, 2009 06:15

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Mosaic credit ESA/R. Mahkin Credit/caption: ESA/Mike Malaska, USA - cloud under changing lighting conditions Description Image submitted by Mike Malaska, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. Mike writes: Here is an image sequence of what I think is a cloud under changing lighting conditions at sunrise. To create this montage, I used Photoshop CS3. For each image, I used the floor of the crater near the terminator in image #5 as 'standard' and tried to adjust the exposure so that all the images in the sequence had the same level of exposure. The images were aligned, then cropped just enough to show some of the surface near the terminator. I added the date and time for the image in the sequence. All the frames have a 0.2-second delay, except the last frame (image 12) which has a 0.5-second delay before looping. Image submitted by Ian Musgrave, Adelaide, Australia, 28 August 2008. Ian writes: March 19, 2009 Cloud Detail (Personal Project for 100 Hours of Astronomy, April 2-5 IYA2009) To make this image, several MEX-VMC images acquired on March 19, 2008 were used, specifically: 09-078_19.26.32_VMC_Img_No_2.png, 09-078_19.27.25_VMC_Img_No_3.png, 09-078_19.29.12_VMC_Img_No_5.png and 09-078_19.30.05_VMC_Img_No_6.png. All the images were aligned and resized in Photoshop. The two darkest images, No. 2 and No. 6 were averaged (No 2 at 50% opacity). Contrast was adjusted to bring out cloud detail in the non-overexposed region. Then image No. 3 was added to the stack, and a fuzzy layer mask added to image No. 3 that corresponded to the overexposed portion of image No. 3, yet would allow the grays of the No. 2/No. 6 combination image to show through. Next, the brightest image No. 5 was added, with a fuzzy layer mask added that corresponded to the overexposed portion of image No. 5, yet would allow the grays of No. 3 (and also No. 2/No. 6 combination) image to show through. This stack was contrast enhanced using curves and levels. This image was then Gaussian blurred gently (0.4 pixel), then an Unsharp mask was applied. Residual color information was removed using a Black & White adjustment layer. A camera artifact near the crescent edge was removed using clone stamp and a Gaussian blur of a selected region. Finally, a second contrast adjustment was performed using Curves and Levels. With this technique, the full detail of the cloud patterns observed by the MEX-VMC camera can be revealed across the crescent Mars. Mike Malaska Chapel Hill, North Carolina USA Image submitted by Heinke le Roux, Lindsay, Ont., Canada. Heinke writes: