5/9/03
NOTE:ALL IMAGES ON THIS PAGE ARE A COMPOSITE OF 886 FRAMES IMAGED WITH A SUPERCIRCUTS PC-23 VIDEO CAMERA THROUGH A TAL -100 RS REFRACTOR ( NO FILTERS WERE USED) AT APPROXIMATELY 8PM PDT.ON 5/9/03
THE VIDEO AND EXTRACTED STILL IMAGES WERE PROCESSED WITH STUDIO 7,REGISTAX,CADET AND PHOTOSHOP SOFTWARE.
AN UNSHARP MASK AND CONTRAST AND BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENTS WERE EMPLOYED.
THE PHENOMENA WAS CLEARLY VISIBLE ON THE UNPROCESSED VIDEO TAPE.
THIS IS NOT A PROCESSING ARTIFACT - BUT IT MIGHT BE FLARE INDUCED BY THE SEEING-3.5/10
THE PHENOMENA CAN BE CLEARY SEEN ON INDIVIDUAL VIDEO FRAMES.
NOTE MATERIAL STREAMING FROM TYCHO'S CENTRAL PEAK.THIS PHENOMENA HAS BEEN OBSERVED AND IMAGED BEFORE BY DAVID DARLING OF THE A.L.P.O.
BUT I BELIEVE THESE ARE THE MOST DETAILED IMAGES EVER OBTAINED OF THIS UNEXPLAINED PHENOMENA
THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN PROCESSED FOR MAXIMUM VISIBILITY OF THE PHENOMENA
CONTRAST ENHANCED VIEW OF TYCHO
COLONGITUDE AT THAT TIME WAS 16.2DEG. 57.3% OF THE LUNAR SURFACE WAS ILLUMINATED.
5/13/03
MORE IMAGES AND ANALYSIS WILL BE POSTED IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
MORE IMAGES AND COMMENTS BY DR. COOK
