Lots of rumors about ATLAS so I wanted to take a deeper look into the raw TIF data. During this process I created what I think is one of the better looking shots of the comet that I've seen.
To reproduce:
- Download QGIS
- Download the orginial Gemini TIFF from here.
- Open the norilab2522b.tif file with QGIS
- Adjust min and max values for R, G, B based on values in my screenshots
This is a 48 bit raw TIF so there is a ton of data in the file in spite of its low resolution.
by mckirkus