Re: [APML] Pod

[Steve <sc02492@yahoo.com>]

OK- then I suspect that someone walked into the
observing area, unaware that you were shooting, and
stayed in front of the camera for about an hour or so.

Steve Cannistra

--- Matt BenDaniel <matt@starmatt.com> wrote:
> 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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