Ice in Space Joint Imaging Project ?
Eddie T’s idea to create a giant mosaic of LMC got me thinking.
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What would be very cool is if we planned an Ice in Space GIANT mosaic.
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There are enough good imagers on this group to make this a reality. It would need a project manager, which I can't volunteer for as I just don’t have the time right now, but we could jountly pick an interesting area of the Sky.
The Project manager could divide the area up into squares and list them with coordinates. People could then volunteer to image certain squares that are then marked as taken. Over a period of 6 – 12 months we could build up a fantastic image that could make a giant poster. Possibly one of a kind in the world. We would then need a team of image processors to put the final thing together.
We could display it online as kind of a giant Jigswaw puzzle. As people finish an image, the thumbnail completes that sqaure. eeveryone can watch the squares build up over time to form the image.
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Obviously a few logistics to work out as different people have different focal lengths etc… but if we break it up small enough, then people with wider imaging rigs can just take 2 or 4 areas at once.
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We would need a good acronym for the project that reflects its coolness.
Ice in Space Joint Imaging Project – IISJIP does not quite do it for me, so get your thinking caps on.
What does everyone think. ?
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Best Regards
Chris Venter