Not science fiction but just pure science that make you go wow! Boing Boing reports of an effort to take the highest resolution photo of the planet Jupiter. It was snapped with a telescope using special adaptive optics to reduce fuzz. From National Geographic: [the image was] captured using a new computer-assisted process and a 27-foot (8.2-meter) telescope in Chile, the result is sharp enough to show features as small as 180 miles (300 kilometers) across... ESO comments on how the image was obtained: This false colour photo is the combination of a series of images taken over a time span of about 20 minutes, through three different filters.
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Monday, October 06, 2008
Sharpest image of Jupiter ever taken from Earth
Not science fiction but just pure science that make you go wow! Boing Boing reports of an effort to take the highest resolution photo of the planet Jupiter. It was snapped with a telescope using special adaptive optics to reduce fuzz. From National Geographic: [the image was] captured using a new computer-assisted process and a 27-foot (8.2-meter) telescope in Chile, the result is sharp enough to show features as small as 180 miles (300 kilometers) across... ESO comments on how the image was obtained: This false colour photo is the combination of a series of images taken over a time span of about 20 minutes, through three different filters.
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That is really breath taking. Thanks for posting it.
Hey no prob John. One good turn deserves another! And I agree, breath taking. Plus damn impressive for a "small" telescope.
A bit better than I can get with my telescope! Seriously though, that's pretty damn cool!
It really is nicki. Oh and its miles better than mine! The thing is that every time someone says Earth based astronomy is dead we see something wonderful like this. Yeah it's more tech than the average back yard user has at their disposal but I suspect that some form will trickle down. A few years ago it was unheard of to have an amateur use a computer controlled digital ccd system. Now, not only can you have it, you can build it yourself with off the shelf hardware! Its coming my friends.
Paul
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