[Numpy-discussion] Finding Star Images on a Photo (Video chip) Plate?

[Charles R Harris]

On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 5:45 PM, Wayne Watson
<sierra_mtnview at sbcglobal.net>wrote:

> Suppose I have a 640x480 pixel video chip and would like to find star
> images on it, possible planets and the moon. A possibility of noise
> exits, or bright pixels. Is there a known method for finding the
> centroids of these astro objects?
>
>
You can threshold the image and then cluster the pixels in objects. I've
done this on occasion using my own software, but I think there might be
something in scipy/ndimage that does the same. Someone here will know.

Chuck
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