Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and methods for time-lapse astrophotography
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Application No.: US14315884Application Date: 2014-06-26
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Publication No.: US10267890B2Publication Date: 2019-04-23
- Inventor: Dar-Tson Shen , Yan Liu , Su-Lin Liu
- Applicant: Dar-Tson Shen , Yan Liu , Su-Lin Liu
- Applicant Address: CN Rugao, Jiangsu
- Assignee: Nantong Schmidt Opto-Electrical Technology Co. Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Nantong Schmidt Opto-Electrical Technology Co. Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: CN Rugao, Jiangsu
- Agency: Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP
- Agent Todd A. Rattray
- Main IPC: H04N5/265
- IPC: H04N5/265 ; G01S3/786 ; H04N5/225 ; H04N7/18 ; H04N1/21 ; H04N5/232 ; H04N5/235

Abstract:
Apparatus and methods are provided for time-lapse astrophotography. One embodiment of the invention comprises a method for capturing a time-lapse image sequence. The method comprises capturing a first plurality of photographs, wherein capturing each photograph of the first plurality of photographs comprises opening a shutter of an image-capture device; while the shutter of the image-capture device is open, moving the image-capture device to reduce the movement of a celestial object or coordinate within the field of view of the image-capture device; closing the shutter of the image-capture device; and moving the image-capture device to a subsequent orientation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150377999A1 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TIME-LAPSE ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY Public/Granted day:2015-12-31
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