Re: [APML] A modest effort

[Matthew Hunt <mph+ap@wopr.caltech.edu>]

On Sun, Aug 19, 2001 at 09:43:39AM +0100, Roger Wesson wrote:

> http://www.worldtraveller.f9.co.uk/astro/photos/pictures/INTdome.jpg

> Any comments?

(Looks out the window to his right)

Yep, it's the INT.

Sorry, I couldn't resist.  Just finished four nights on the William
Herschel Telescope, and have to get my taxi without any sleep this morning.
The first three nights were excellent, with ~0.7" seeing, but last night
the humidity moved in and we got trashed.

The moonlit shot looks great, and is a nice reminder that the moon
is grey; that is, it reflects all of the sun's visible light nearly
independently of wavelength.  Our eyes play tricks on us, but your
shot looks like daylight, as it ought to.

The star trails look a little interrupted midway through.  Did you
cover the lens for some reason?  (Passing car, etc.)

Matt

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