Re: ATM OT-Light pollution: Incredible photo

["B. Pepin" <atmjedit@conceptsnet.com>]

Hi Dominic,

I received a personal reply from my last query to DMSP about publication
rights and archive images, from one of the project techs. I can't "divine"
the specifics of this particular image. This particular image may, indeed,
have been digitally filtered for the purpose of showing *only* the effects
of electric lighting, versus other sources. Why don't you go up to their
website and ask them any questions you have, via the "contact us" option?

Barlow


----- Original Message -----
From: Dominic-Luc Webb molmed <Dominic.Luc-Webb@molmed.ki.se>
To: B. Pepin <atmjedit@conceptsnet.com>
Cc: Dominic-Luc Webb molmed <Dominic.Luc-Webb@molmed.ki.se>; ATM
<atm@shore.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2000 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: ATM OT-Light pollution: Incredible photo


> On Fri, 15 Dec 2000, B. Pepin wrote:
>
> > The one sensational picture posted was a single image placed on the
> > Astronomy Picture of the Day Website. Unfortunately areas that were
> > cloud-covered during the image run necessarily appear dark or blacked
out.
>
>
> You sound like someone who knows what he's talking about and its
> nice to hear from you. Because I have friends working on those
> rigs (Russian and Norwegian rigs) I happen to know that they are
> burning oil 24 hours a day to prevent explosions. There are no
> darkouts unless something serious happens. Also, the flames/heat
> rise up pretty high. Are you saying the clouds can obscure these
> phenomenally bright object but do not obscure drammatically
> smaller light sources from small towns?
>
> I am asking because I am suspecting there might be some filtering
> trick that some of us ATMs might be able to exploit.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
> Dominic
>
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