Re: [APML] Star trails ID challenge

["Stan Richard" <stanrichard@hotmail.com>]

Glenn, you got it, congrats!  The full moon threw me, I was thinking 
sunlight instead.  Diphda is also called Deneb Kaitos.



Stan Richard
Events in the Night Sky
www.nightskyevents.com




>From: "Glenn Ray" <glennlray@mail.ev1.net>
>Reply-To: glennlray@mail.ev1.net,Discussion of Film Astrophotography 
><astro-photo@seds.org>
>To: Discussion of Film Astrophotography <astro-photo@seds.org>
>Subject: Re: [APML] Star trails ID challenge
>Date: Tue,  4 Jan 2005 10:49:14 -0600
>
>Hey Stan,
>
>Looks like the photo was taken towards the SSE.  The full moon
>illuminated the cactus above and to the east (left).
>
>Immediately to the right of the cactus is the constellation
>Phoenix (the brightest star is Ankaa, Alpha Phoenicis).
>Link to diagram of Phoenix:
>http://www.e-z.net/~haworth/constel/constel/phoenix.html
>
>Above the cactus is Diphda (Beta Ceti) in the constellation Cetus.
>Link to diagram of Cetus:
>http://www.e-z.net/~haworth/constel/constel/cetus.html
>
>-Glenn "Gumshoe" Ray
>
>---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>From: "Stan Richard" <stanrichard@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: Discussion of Film Astrophotography <astro-
>photo@seds.org>
>Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 10:08:45 -0600
>
> >Hello and Happy New Year list members!
> >
> >This was sent to me by a friend in AZ as a challenge, wondering
>if any of
> >you can identify the bright stars above and to the right of the
>cactus and
> >what constellations they are in.  I still haven't figured it
>out.  Details
> >given:  taken on Nov.26, 2004 at 7:25pm MST.  Good Luck!
> >
> >http://pages.prodigy.net/pam.orman/joetemp/041126_29.jpg
> >
> >
> >Stan Richard
> >Events in the Night Sky
> >www.nightskyevents.com
> >
> >
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