MeteorFinder

Gifts for landscape photographers. Help the photographer seeking for meteors in the photo sequence.

The speed is 13+ fps in my macbook.

Installation

Requirements

• Python 3.6+
• Numpy 1.15+
• Numba 0.46+
• Opencv 3.0+

Easy Install

pip install -r requirements.txt

Getting Started

Prepare Data

• Put the same batch of photos into a folder.('XXXX/XXX')
  • same batch: Pictures taken in succession from the same camera position.

Run!

python findMeteor.py 'XXXX/XXX' [sensitivity_threshold] [rescale]

• sensitivity_threshold[10-300][default:30]: The higher the sensitivity threshold, the lower the number of recalls.
• rescale[0.25-1.0][default:0.5]: Affects speed and accuracy.

Output

The program prints the name of the photo containing the meteor, and the location of the meteor.

Visualization of results