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The_Pyramid_and_the_Castle-1-RAW_Frame.jpgThe "Pyramids" and the "Fort" (RAW Frame)152 visitenessun commentoMareKromiumOtt 23, 2013
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The_Pyramid_and_the_Castle-2-Processed_and_colorized_Frame.jpgThe "Pyramids" and the "Fort" (Absolute Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Dr Paolo C. Fienga/Lunar Explorer Italia/Italian Planetary Foundation)112 visitenessun commentoMareKromiumOtt 23, 2013
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SOL0270-EB-MF-PCF-LXTT-IPF.jpgSunset at Gale Crater - Sol 270 (a Martian Fantasy by Elisabetta Bonora, Marco Faccin and Paolo C. Fienga/Lunar Explorer Italia/Italian Planetary Foundation)91 visiteIl frame è originale, l'elaborazione cromatica principale è stata fatta da Elisabetta Bonora (2di7) e Marco Faccin (Titanio44); il processing "psichedelico", con aggiunta del Sole calante, sono opera mia. Secondo me, questo risultato, per improbabile che possa essere, è bellissimo. Una "Fantasia Marziana": nulla di più.MareKromiumMag 14, 2013
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APOLLO_11_AS_11-37-5455-PCF-LXTT-IPF.jpgAS 11-37-5455 - Here's the "Flare-like light"! (Frame restored and recalibrated; credits: Dr Paolo C. Fienga/LXTT/IPF) 171 visiteThis is an historical picture taken by the NASA - Apollo 11 Astronaut "Buzz" Aldrin from his own window; it forms part of a five-frames panorama and it shows the Lunar Surface just after landing, with the Lunar Module shadow and the Lunar Horizon.
The "Flare-like Light" that is very well visible on the right (Dx) side of the frame, very close to the Horizon, is one of the many "misteries" that were found during the analysis of the whole Apollo - Moon Collection. Said that, the question is (relatively...) "simple": is this "Flare-like Light" a real - and, perhaps, just "temporary" - Feature of the Lunar Surface (a "flare", for instance, like it was originally speculated by Dr Paolo C. Fienga/LXTT/IPF, and then confirmed by a former Member of the Lunar and Planetary Institute), or is it just one of the very many image-artifacts (---> such as, basically, "defects" of the picture caused by some imperfection in the camera lenses and/or in the film itself) that can also be found in the Apollo - Moon Collection?
Of course we, as IPF, do not have a final answer to this question and, apparently, nobody does (even though a former NASA's Image Technician wrote us saying that the "shining light" was a true Surface Feature and, in his opinion, "...the result of Sunlight that was illuminating a distant - but highly reflective - boulder...". An opinion, this one, that we deeply respect but, honestly speaking, that we also consider extremely unlikely: consider, in fact, that no light whatsoever is visible in that precise spot in the frame that follows this one - such as AS 11 37-5456 -; a frame that was taken only a few seconds after AS 11 37-5455. Now, if this "light" was really just a reflection caused by Sunlight illuminating an highly reflective boulder, it is logical and reasonable to assume that the "reflection" should have still been very well visible over there, even a few seconds (and, maybe, also for a few minutes) after the time when "Buzz" took the first picture of his "Window Panorama". But this - we repeat: reasonable and logical - "circumstance", as a matter of fact, did not happen. The Flare-like Light (or the reflection, if you prefer) vanished very quickly. Why? Of course no answer even to this last question was ever given.
Anyway, the "Flare-like Light" (which may also look like a "Metallic Reflection" in the LPI frame) is there and, in a way, it keeps "asking" us to be recognized and identified, beyond any reasonable doubt, for what that it really was. Maybe, in the Future, we shall know more. Or, maybe (and most likely), the "Flare-like Light" shall remain a Lunar Mistery forever...
This bigger picture (which is an Original NASA - APOLLO 11 Spacecraft color frame published on the NASA - Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Journal with the ID n. AS 11-37-5455) has been additionally processed and then re-colorized in Absolute Natural Colors (such as the colors that a human eye would actually perceive if someone were onboard the NASA - Apollo 11 Lunar Module and then looked outside, towards the Surface and Horizon of the Moon), by using an original technique created - and, in time, dramatically improved - by the Lunar Explorer Italia Team. Different colors, as well as different shades of the same color, mean, among other things, the existence of different Elements (Minerals) present on the Surface of the Moon, each having a different Albedo (---> Reflectivity) and Chemical Composition.
The smaller (inset) picture, is also an Original NASA - APOLLO 11 Spacecraft color frame published by the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) on the Apollo Image Atlas with the ID n. AS 11-37-5455. This second picture HAS NOT been additionally processed nor re-colorized by Lunar Explorer Italia.MareKromiumMar 08, 2013
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Unknown_Object-Titan-N00200168-752-EB-MF-LXTT-IPF-1.jpgCosmic Ray, Image-artifact or U.F.O.? (Superdefinition; credits for the additional process. and color.: Elisabetta Bonora and Marco Faccin/Lunar Explorer Italia/Italian Planetary Foundation)168 visitePoco da aggiungere a quanto mostrato dall'immagine: c'è un "Corpo Luminoso" che, a nostro parere nettamente, NON appartiene all'Atmosfera di Titano e presenta una NETTA sfuocatura da movimento. Dire cos'è, non ci è possibile; dire cosa NON è, possiamo anche provare a farlo: NON è un image-artifact e NON è un Raggio Cosmico (anche se, alle volte, Raggi Cosmici di simile apparenza sono pur stati individuati e registrati). MareKromiumFeb 28, 2013
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vl2-22a018-rgb_-MF-PCF-LXTT-IPF.jpgUtopian Horizon (Frame Viking Lander 2 n. 22a018 - Absolute Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Dr Paolo C. Fienga and Marco Faccin/Lunar Explorer Italia/Italian Planetary Foundation) 146 visitenessun commentoMareKromiumFeb 14, 2013
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vl2-22b107-rgb-MF-PCF-LXTT-IPF.jpgUtopian Horizon (Frame Viking Lander 2 n. 22b107 - Absolute Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Dr Paolo C. Fienga and Marco Faccin/Lunar Explorer Italia/Italian Planetary Foundation) 112 visitenessun commentoMareKromiumFeb 14, 2013
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Titan-PIA16634-Fantasy.jpgOn the Surface of Titan...103 visiteCaption NASA:"This artist's concept envisions what Hydrocarbon Ice forming on a liquid Hydrocarbon Sea of Saturn's moon Titan might look like. A new model from scientists on NASA's Cassini mission suggests that clumps of Methane-and-Ethane-rich ice -- shown here as the lighter-colored clusters -- could float under some conditions".MareKromiumGen 11, 2013
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vl2-Utopia_Planitia-Horizon-22a036_IR-1-2-3-EB-MF-LXTT-IPF.jpgRocky Panorama with Dark Sky over Utopia Planitia (Frame Viking Lander 2 n. 22a036 - RAW Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Elisabetta Bonora and Marco Faccin/Lunar Explorer Italia/Italian Planetary Foundation)150 visitenessun commentoMareKromiumNov 18, 2012
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vl2-22h155-The_Lander-Antenna_Dish_and_Horizon-EB-MF-LXTT-IPF.jpgOrange-Brown Reflection (Frame Viking Lander 2 n. 22h155 - RAW Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Elisabetta Bonora and Marco Faccin/Lunar Explorer Italia/Italian Planetary Foundation)140 visitenessun commentoMareKromiumNov 18, 2012
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vl2-Utopia_Planitia-Horizon_and_Lander-21a084b-RGB-EB-MF-LXTT-IPF.jpgThin and Linear Water-Ice Clouds over Utopia Planitia (Frame Viking Lander 2 n. 21a084b - RAW Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Elisabetta Bonora and Marco Faccin/Lunar Explorer Italia/Italian Planetary Foundation)115 visitenessun commentoMareKromiumNov 18, 2012
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vl2_p21841-4-RGB-bb3-bb2-EB-MF-LXTT-IPF.jpgFrost over Utopia Planitia (Frame Viking Lander 2 n. p21841 - RAW Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Elisabetta Bonora and Marco Faccin/Lunar Explorer Italia/Italian Planetary Foundation)111 visitenessun commentoMareKromiumNov 18, 2012
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