Patent ID: 8447071
Filing Date: 2013-05-21
Classification: G01S,G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of automatically tracking and photographing an arbitrarily-selected celestial object, comprising: performing a preliminary photographing operation by directing a photographic apparatus toward the celestial object; inputting latitude information, photographing azimuth angle information and photographing elevation angle information of said photographic apparatus obtained during said preliminary photographing operation; inputting star map data of a range corresponding to the input said latitude information, said photographing azimuth angle information and said photographing elevation angle information; calculating a deviation amount between a location of the celestial object that is imaged in a preliminary image obtained by said preliminary photographing operation and a location of the celestial object which is defined in the input said star map data; correcting at least one of said photographing azimuth angle information and said photographing elevation angle information using said deviation amount; and performing a celestial-object auto-tracking photographing operation based on the corrected said at least one of said photographing azimuth angle information and said photographing elevation angle information.