High Resolution Video Lunar Imaging

This is a combination of raw video and individual images processed from video. An 11" amateur telescope was used along with a B&W CCD video camera. The video feed was captured on a Sony miniDV Camcorder. Because video has a lot a "noise", image processing is typically done by stacking multiple frames on top of each other. As you can see from the raw video, the quality of each frame can vary considerably. The best individual frames are selected and then stacked. Some of the larger images are mosaics of multiple images stitched together. An image of Saturn going behind the moon, which is included here, is an opportunity that does not come along very often. There images were taken in 2001 and 2002.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Lunar
• Moon
• Imaging
• Images
• Astronomy
• Astrovid
• 2000
• Celestron
• Telescope
• SCT
• Clavius
• Tycho
• Ptolemaeus
• Alphonsus
• Crater
• CCD
• stellacam
• pictures
• Craig
• Zerbe

[wseucan]

Great Video, thanks. Could you tell me more about your current equipment (Telescopre, ect.)? I have a Meteor Cam running but i´d like to record the moon too. Thanks (and sorry for my english).

[ctzerbe1]

@wseucan  11" Celestron SCT w/Losmandy Mount

[HdramaTran]

is that a tower i see at 0:36? cause you can see a long shadow over it

[ctzerbe1]

@HdramaTran Central peaks are generally found only on larger craters. In some cases they can be very high - as the long shadow on Alphohonsus makes evident. You can search for "Lunar Central Peak" for detailed geological explanations on this phenomenon.

[emerald1one1]

orchestra is awesome , great combo with the moon video ... perhaps list under this video ... source of fine music. thanks..

[ctzerbe1]

@emerald1one1 The music is: George Handel - Royal Fireworks music

[KOOLYURJETS]

thank you

[Gutubeuser]

Amazing ! Congratulations for the video.

[ttwilkable]

love the video really good

[distractionxx]

i enjoyed this vid

[IceFritzLanger]

3:57 You did something great there, congratulations =)

[javson2]

because the crater is not deep?

porque los crateres no son profundos?

[XxALITISxX]

I fukinnn. Love th zMoOn