A most spectacular event

Charlie Choc wrote in message
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On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 08:37:07 -0500, Jeff Miller
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rb608 wrote:



That's one drawback I've found with the flood of point & shoot digital
cameras. No shutter adjustment for time exposures.

olympus stylus 300 or 400 - try one.

Good time exposures of the moon are difficult - usually if they are
long enough to get good detail you will see the movement of the moon.
FWIW
--
Charlie...

assuming a film speed of asa200 (typical color film), the proper
exposure
for an image of the full moon on a clear night would be 1/60sec at f4, give
or
take an f stop. of course, you could open up to f2.8 and select 1/125sec
for your
shutter speed, which would make for a crisp image even if hand held. the
only
thing produced by *longer* exposure times, such as several seconds, with a
tripod, would be an appearance of daylight.

yfitons
wayno (and, sure enough, it works with digital as well... )

On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 11:41:21 -0500, "Wayne Harrison"
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wayno (and, sure enough, it works with digital as well... )

You're right, I was thinking of moonlit landscapes - I bow to your
superior knowledge of actually shooting the moon. g
--
Charlie...

"rb608" wrote in message
news
...Reminds me of one of the coolest astronomical things I've seen.
What must
have been a large meteorite made a huge, bright, trailing but brief
streak
as I was looking up. My mind barely had time to form the
impression, "wow",
when I heard a "pop" sound behind the meteorite. For a long time,
I'd
assumed I'd actually heard the meteorite hit the atmosphere; but in
retrospect, the sound came way too soon after the streak to have
traveled at
the speed of sound from that altitude. Is it actually possible the
pop
sound was from the meteorite, or is it more likely the sound
coincidently
came from somewhere else?

I've seen a couple of meteors that left an incandescent trail which
lasted for several seconds. I also saw one split up into numerous
pieces on one occasion. None of those times, or any other for that
matter, did I ever hear a sound associated with the event. Given that
sound travels at roughly five seconds per mile, I suspect that if one
hears a "pop" from a meteor in something under a second after seeing
it, it would probably be the last thing one ever heard.....and one
would have very little to say about it. It would be a hell of an
exit, though.

Wolfgang

"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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//great description snipped//

It looked a lot prettier than it probably sounds.

Then it must have been spectacular.

There's a lot of really cool **** in this world......better than T.V. for
the most part.

Wolfgang

A couple of years ago I spent a night on a mountain top in NC. I could see
about a zillion stars, and the milky way, which I hadn't seen (or, at least,
hadn't paid attention to) in years. One of these days I want to see the
aurora borealis, but figger I have to go to Alaska in the winter to do so.
Objective: catch native brookies in the daytime and see the milky way and/or
the aurora at night. I'd never leave.

Bob

Bob Patton wrote:

A couple of years ago I spent a night on a mountain top in NC. I could see
about a zillion stars, and the milky way, which I hadn't seen (or, at least,
hadn't paid attention to) in years. One of these days I want to see the
aurora borealis, but figger I have to go to Alaska in the winter to do so.
Objective: catch native brookies in the daytime and see the milky way and/or
the aurora at night. I'd never leave.


Don't think you'd find many (any?) Brookies in Alaska. Substitute
northern Canada and you can get both the aurora and big Brookies.

Willi

"Willi" wrote in message
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//snip//
Don't think you'd find many (any?) Brookies in Alaska. Substitute
northern Canada and you can get both the aurora and big Brookies.

Willi


I'm sure that's right. I wonder where's the southernmost part of the US
(other than McMurdo station :-) ) that the aurora can be seen.
Bob

"Bob Patton" rwpmailatcharterdotnet wrote in message
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"Willi" wrote in message
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//snip//
Don't think you'd find many (any?) Brookies in Alaska. Substitute
northern Canada and you can get both the aurora and big Brookies.

Willi


I'm sure that's right. I wonder where's the southernmost part of the US
(other than McMurdo station :-) ) that the aurora can be seen.
Bob


They were seen in Oregon a couple of years ago. We had to drive out of
town about 25 miles. Just so happened on one of those rare cloudless nights.
They were not as good as what we could see in NoDak.

On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 20:20:47 -0600, "Bob Patton"
rwpmailatcharterdotnet wrote:

"Willi" wrote in message
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//snip//
Don't think you'd find many (any?) Brookies in Alaska. Substitute
northern Canada and you can get both the aurora and big Brookies.

Willi


I'm sure that's right. I wonder where's the southernmost part of the US
(other than McMurdo station :-) ) that the aurora can be seen.
Bob

I understand they were once seen as far south as Florida. Caused much
panic.
--

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Often taunted by trout.
Only a fool would refuse to believe in luck. Only a damn fool would rely on it.

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Bob Patton wrote:

"Willi" wrote in message
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//snip//

Don't think you'd find many (any?) Brookies in Alaska. Substitute
northern Canada and you can get both the aurora and big Brookies.

Willi



I'm sure that's right. I wonder where's the southernmost part of the US
(other than McMurdo station :-) ) that the aurora can be seen.
Bob

You can see it pretty far south. Occasionally we get to see it in
Colorado, but it is a pale reminder of the show you can see further
north. I saw it in what I think is its full glory for a few days in
northern Canada. It seemed like you could reach up and touch the
curtains of unforgettable colors. Like an acid trip without the drugs.

Willi

tv ain't hard to beat....i am watching
3 kids grow up.....that's a bit of fun...

;-)


ps: and fishin' of course...when i can...



There's a lot of really cool **** in this world......better than T.V. for
the most part.

Wolfgang