NASA-Derived Technology Captures Unique Inaugural Image

[AEROwner]

"NASA spinoff technology from the Mars exploration rovers was used to capture a unique panoramic image of President Obama's inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20.

A photographer at the inauguration, David Bergman, used the Gigapan camera system to generate an image from a press platform. The resulting picture is a combination of 220 images with an overall size of 1,474 megapixels."

Read full-article at: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/nasalife/gigapan.html

To see the image directly, go here: http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=15374&window_height=697&window_width=1421
On that page click the bottom slides to see some of the interesting pics in the scene. (like the "headless bride" lol)

[AEROwner]

Here's more details about Gigapan and its use:
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/02feb_gigapan.htm?list1019356

On Jan 30, 11:20 pm, AEROwner <eye.le...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "NASA spinoff technology from the Mars exploration rovers was used to
> capture a unique panoramic image of President Obama's inaugural address at
> the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20.
>
> A photographer at the inauguration, David Bergman, used the Gigapan camera
> system to generate an image from a press platform. The resulting picture is
> a combination of 220 images with an overall size of 1,474 megapixels."
>
> Read full-article at:http://www.nasa.gov/topics/nasalife/gigapan.html
>

> To see the image directly, go here:http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=15374&window_height=697&win...