[Lancaster] Linux in Space?

[Andy Baxter]

I started looking at this, thinking 'where's the moon' (it was zoomed right in 
so I had to scroll). Then I realised it actually /is/ the moon. well done.

On Tuesday 21 Feb 2006 15:52, Ken Hough wrote:
> You might be interested in the enclosed attachment. It's one of my first
> attempts at astro photography using my new toy (a 10" Newtonian 'scope).
> The picture was taken using eyepiece projection with a 25mm eyepiece.
> The camera was a Pentax *istD digital SLR. Pictures (RAW files) were
> downloaded and processed under Linux/GIMP.
>
> To handle RAW files under GIMP you must download/compile/install 'dcraw'
> and the GIMP pluggin 'rawphoto'.
>
> Refer:  <http://www.cybercom.net/~dcoffin/index.html>
>
> I find this arrangement to be better than the dedicated software
> provided by PENTAX, which of course only runs under Microsoft operating
> systems.
>
> Ken Hough