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1) Image #1 - top left
Original image taken with following description :
This is an image obtained with the 2.3-meter telescope of the University
of Arizona Observatories on Kitt Peak in Arizona by Wieslaw Wisniewski
on 1993 March 28 at a mid-time of 06:45:32 UT. The total integration
time was 300 seconds. North is to the right and East is at the top. The
field of view is 1.3 arcminutes square. This is a close-up of the
nuclear train showing at least 12 individual nuclei embedded within.
Notice that the southern boundary of the nuclear train is very sharp
compared to the northern boundary.
2) Image #2 - bottom left
This image is a linear combination of four images obtained by using of
various adaptive filters on image #1. The aim of image processing was
to enhance the fine structures near comets nuclei.
3) Image #3 - right
Enlargement (nonlinear interpolation) of image #2 with increased
contrast.
Image processing of images #2 and #3 : Miloslav Druckmller Technical University, Faculty of Engineering Dep. of Mathematics Technicka 2 CZ 616 69 Brno Czech Republic e-mail : druck@fme.vutbr.cz
Remark:
I am searching for more images like this in order to try adaptive filters
for structure enhancements. If somebody can help me or is interested
in cooperation with me, please contact me.
Druckmller