RPI -- Lunar Eclipse Modeling (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

RPI -- Lunar Eclipse Modeling (2 of 2)

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Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new method for using computer graphics to simulate and render an accurate visualization of a lunar eclipse. Image "A" is a photograph of the Feb. 21, 2008, eclipse. The other images are computer renderings of the same eclipse with b) no atmospheric dust, c) light aerosol attenuation, and d) heavy dust particulate.

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