Re: [APML] Pod

["Franklin A. Holub" <lists@my-spot.com>]

Its either the scope(s) in the foreground (counterweights etc, blocking  the
starlight ) -or- Bowzer, on one of his rare wrestles nights, lifting his leg
on the camera ;-)...


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt BenDaniel" <matt@starmatt.com>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Cc: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: [APML] Pod


> At 06:23 06/05/2003 -0700, Steve wrote:
> >Something temporarily obstructed the entire FOV, since
> >almost every star trail is interrupted.  You didn't
> >cap the lens, since I can see traces of the trail
> >inside some of the gaps, but not others, suggesting
> >that the obstruction was not solid.
> >
> >I don't think this was due to passing clouds, since in
> >that case there would be residual glow that would
> >washout the exposure.
>
>
>
> >So I'm betting on something
> >dark, like smoke (? from where), that temporarily
> >obstructed the view close to the observing dome.
> >Either that or a really dense flock or birds, or
> >planes, or locusts!
>
> Nope.
>
>
> >Steve Cannistra
> >
> >
> >--- Matt BenDaniel <matt@starmatt.com> wrote:
> >> Inner sanctum at New Mexico Skies...
> >>
> >> http://starmatt.com/gallery/astro/pod.html
> >>
> >> Quiz: In what way was that night not perfectly
> >> clear?
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