What does VISOBS stand for?

visual observer (US DoD)

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Military and Government

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This has come about through the new capability of fast frame-rate cameras, generically known as 'webcams', coupled with fast home computers and image-processing software, to record images of these planets at a sensitivity and resolution beyond that of the visual observer.

1 Amateur contributions to the study of the atmospheric dynamics of ...

Intelligent software continuously "learns" the bias of your own visual observers to anticipate their pass/fail judgments COMPATIBILITY & EASE OF USE These advantages of "expert-based" software aren't much good if the design is awkward or difficult to use.

'Expert' computers 'see' color the way you do

I am a keen visual observer of the Moon and the planets, as well as an enthusiastic --if still inept--practitioner of digital lunar photography.

A new director for the lunar section

It clearly demonstrates the amount of detail visible in the galaxy and shows what a beautiful pair of objects these are for both the visual observer and the imager.

NGC 4244--a silver sliver in the spring sky

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dale Holt is a visual observer from Chipping, Hertfordshire, who combines his interest in astronomical sketching with modern technology.

The other 'Dumbbell Nebula'

There are precious few visual observers worldwide who have achieved this total and with many observers now switching to CCDs it may be that we will not see many more.

Another 100,000 variable star estimates

There is also a very interesting discussion of visual observers of objects now in the Messier catalogue, from before and after Messier and Mechain.

Atlas of the Messier Objects: Highlights of the Deep Sky