GImbal Glare, Rotation, Clouds, and Angles

[TheCholla]

It's more easily seen in @Zaine M. 's stitch that has the object included in the background panorama.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dXHWFAXB3Q&t=34s


Your objective OpenCV stitch reproduces this too.
And also our Fig. 9, that has the clouds aligned and stitched correctly, like in your panorama.

 

[TheCholla]

From your stitch:

It's subtle but it's there, and retrieved with 3 different methods. I noticed it back in 2022 and described it as the object looking like it's "floating up" a bit just before starting the rotation.

 

[Mick West]

I noticed it back in 2022 and described it as the object looking like it's "floating up" a bit just before starting the rotation.

How much is "a bit", in degrees.

 

[Mick West]

From your stitch:

I'm sorry, where exactly is this from?

 

[TheCholla]

From your stitch. Full screen, screenshots of two frames, overlaid images with transparency.

 

[Mendel]

@Mendel fine-tracking causing bumps in reaction to a change in attitude of the object, is a camera bump. Just not from the same cause.

I have not seen that cause & effect demonstrated. I see the bump before the "change in attitude".

 

[Mick West]

From your stitch. Full screen, screenshots of two frames, overlaid images with transparency.

Stitch as in panorama? Why?