3D Lunar transformation (uhhh... an image, guys)!

From: Paul Hyndman (nospam_at_me)
Date: 12/12/04 

Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 19:17:06 -0500

Aloha!

I was quite intrigued with a unique process J. -P. Metsavainio shared in
this month's Sky and Telescope... lunar reprojection! Simply stated, an
image of the moon is plonked onto a sphere which can be rotated to unfurl
the details held in the limbs.

Using a digital darkroom allows the process to be done quickly without need
of (physical) spherical screens and additional image gathering.

Here's a quick page I tossed together with the way-cool results of my "first
flight" (see how many features you can correctly identify, then enlist the
aid of an atlas!):

http://www.astro-nut.com/lunar-3Dgibbous.html

Cheers,

Paul

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