About Author: Sean

Website
http://mungosmash.com
Description
Sean is a Technical Director at High Moon Studios where he creates console video games.

Posts by Sean

  • I have always been irritated that most adapters and extension tubes only come with a single set screw. This not only feels insecure when holding expensive eyepieces, but also allows...

    Adding A Set Screw

    I have always been irritated that most adapters and extension tubes only come with a single set screw. This not only feels insecure when holding expensive eyepieces, but also allows...

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  • Thailand 2001

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  • Takahashi FS102 Refractor This Apochromatic telescope provides very sharp images with no color fringed stars.  When reduced to F/5.9 you get about 3 degrees of coverage in the sky.  I...

    Astrophotography Equipment

    Takahashi FS102 Refractor This Apochromatic telescope provides very sharp images with no color fringed stars.  When reduced to F/5.9 you get about 3 degrees of coverage in the sky.  I...

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  • Many astrophotographs are taken as multiple monochromatic photos that need to be combined into a color finished product later.  Each photo editing package seems to have it's own method.  This is a short review of what I have.

    Combining LRGB Channels

    Many astrophotographs are taken as multiple monochromatic photos that need to be combined into a color finished product later. Each photo editing package seems to have it's own method. This is a short review of what I have.

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  • The idea behind this method is that the low-light areas of the photograph need to be smoothed in order to remove grain artifacts while the bright stars and nebulosity should remain unchanged. To achieve this in Photoshop you need to construct a mask for the Gausian Blur filter.

    Noise Reduction In Film Images

    The idea behind this method is that the low-light areas of the photograph need to be smoothed in order to remove grain artifacts while the bright stars and nebulosity should remain unchanged. To achieve this in Photoshop you need to construct a mask for the Gausian Blur filter.

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  • I don't have my own observatory so I use the San Diego Astronomy Association's dark sky site in Tierra Del Sol most of the time. The following are some pictures...

    SDAA BBQ

    I don't have my own observatory so I use the San Diego Astronomy Association's dark sky site in Tierra Del Sol most of the time. The following are some pictures...

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  • I used to do artwork for Vision Scape Imaging. Here are some work and personal projects from back in the day.

    VisionScape Gallery

    I used to do artwork for Vision Scape Imaging. Here are some work and personal projects from back in the day.

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  • When I worked at VSI I created a bunch of custom Lightwave plugins. This is one that was never released, but it was pretty cool.

    Anime Lightwave Plugin

    When I worked at VSI I created a bunch of custom Lightwave plugins. This is one that was never released, but it was pretty cool.

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  • While at VSI I got really interested in volume rendering and started writing a gas shader for Lightwave.  It was just starting to look like a decent product when I was hired at Gratuitous Games and stopped working on it.

    Plume Lightwave Plugin

    While at VSI I got really interested in volume rendering and started writing a gas shader for Lightwave. It was just starting to look like a decent product when I was hired at Gratuitous Games and stopped working on it.

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