Colour Moon
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This unusual view of the Moon uses a technique to bring out the true colour of the lunar surface. The colour is always there but is washed out by the brightness contrast when we view it. If you look closely at colour photographs of the Moon you can make out subtle shades of orange and blue.
By increasing the saturation of the colour and using the luminance of the original image it is possible to create this enhanced colour version of the Moon. It isn't false colour, it's true colour enhanced.
Compare this image to a colour image taken by the Galileo space probe - http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/hires/gal_p41491.gif. The methodology for creating this image is described at http://www.atalaia.org/filipe/moon/colorofthemoon.htm.
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Colour Moon image © J C Talbot
Image taken 23rd May 2007
Colour Moon image © J C Talbot
Image taken 23rd May 2007
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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on Fri, October, 05, 2007 - 12:43 PM
hi there great photo of the moon, i also have a nikon d40 but what type of lens did you use ?
also did you use a telescope
anyway cheers
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