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Post by john101477 on Oct 6, 2009 23:46:30 GMT -5
I was trying to get a clear crisp moon and this car got in the way. it is the first time I have ever gotten a light trail but I do not shoot at night very often. Attachments:
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Post by john101477 on Oct 6, 2009 23:49:11 GMT -5
Hopefully the dipper shows up at lower resolution. if not sorry Attachments:
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Post by OrcaBob on Oct 7, 2009 13:30:08 GMT -5
Yep, that's the Big Dipper. You even picked up Alcor and Mizar (mee-zar), the pair of stars in the middle of the "handle."
Alcor and Mizar, though not particularly difficult to resolve with the naked eye, used to be a test of eyesight in the ancient world.
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Post by Steve (FloppyDog) on Oct 7, 2009 14:39:23 GMT -5
In Astronomy class I had to submit a "report" on Mizar once. It's been considered a binary star, two stars locked together in each other's gravitational hold. It was the first binary discovered by Galileo who wondered why this particular star seemed to be constantly changing size. Of course, now it's been discovered that each of the two stars are binaries, so Mizar is actually four stars. It would be weird to have four suns, days and nights would get pretty complicated.  |
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Post by OrcaBob on Oct 7, 2009 20:37:40 GMT -5
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Post by john101477 on Oct 7, 2009 21:31:12 GMT -5
nice link Bob
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Post by NCPhotoTrekker on Oct 7, 2009 22:22:12 GMT -5
John, your accidental light trail actually adds a good deal of drama to the picture. Quite frankly I think the addition makes this a very good image.
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Post by Steve (FloppyDog) on Oct 7, 2009 23:03:37 GMT -5
John, your accidental light trail actually adds a good deal of drama to the picture. Quite frankly I think the addition makes this a very good image. Yep, it really does make this photo work. Very well composed John!  |
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