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yechidah wrote:
Interesting, since there do not appear to be those that reflect the DESCRIPTIONS of this star here. So - either someone is *stretching the truth* about the colors or no one has yet found a way to photograph Sirius in all its beauty and multi-strands of color............ AS NO PHOTOS I HAVE SEEN YET REFLECT the descriptions posted. For one thing, the "twinkling" effect occurs over time, so you'd need a movie, rather than a still photo, to capture the effect. For another, the atmospheric conditions that produce the most spectacular scintillations are exactly those that will make for a blurry, distorted image that no-one's likely to want to show off on the Internet. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but neither can replace first-hand experience. -- Odysseus |
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I see. Then why did you suggest to seek out photos from the internet if you
knew that the quality could never do justice to the real thing? hrmph. YS "Odysseus" wrote in message ... yechidah wrote: Interesting, since there do not appear to be those that reflect the DESCRIPTIONS of this star here. So - either someone is *stretching the truth* about the colors or no one has yet found a way to photograph Sirius in all its beauty and multi-strands of color............ AS NO PHOTOS I HAVE SEEN YET REFLECT the descriptions posted. For one thing, the "twinkling" effect occurs over time, so you'd need a movie, rather than a still photo, to capture the effect. For another, the atmospheric conditions that produce the most spectacular scintillations are exactly those that will make for a blurry, distorted image that no-one's likely to want to show off on the Internet. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but neither can replace first-hand experience. -- Odysseus --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.542 / Virus Database: 336 - Release Date: 11/18/03 |
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BenignVanilla wrote:
I checked out Sirius the other night and was floored. It is amazing how much the colors sparkle on this star. Bringing the scope out of focus created an amazing color show. Yeah, I was driving on the motorway late at night and the colour show was amazing :-) Steve -- www.frontierastro.co.uk FrontierAstro - dedicated to Frontier and Astronomy |
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no photos, eh?
"Steve" wrote in message ... BenignVanilla wrote: I checked out Sirius the other night and was floored. It is amazing how much the colors sparkle on this star. Bringing the scope out of focus created an amazing color show. Yeah, I was driving on the motorway late at night and the colour show was amazing :-) Steve -- www.frontierastro.co.uk FrontierAstro - dedicated to Frontier and Astronomy --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.542 / Virus Database: 336 - Release Date: 11/18/03 |
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On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 21:03:45 GMT, "yechidah"
wrote: no photos, eh? He http://www.solstation.com/stars/sirius2.htm But you won't see "rainbows" because photo's don't capture the scintillations. OK? Satisfied now? "Steve" wrote in message ... BenignVanilla wrote: I checked out Sirius the other night and was floored. It is amazing how much the colors sparkle on this star. Bringing the scope out of focus created an amazing color show. Yeah, I was driving on the motorway late at night and the colour show was amazing :-) Steve -- www.frontierastro.co.uk FrontierAstro - dedicated to Frontier and Astronomy --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.542 / Virus Database: 336 - Release Date: 11/18/03 -- Find out about Australia's most dangerous Doomsday Cult: http://users.bigpond.net.au/wanglese/pebble.htm "You can't fool me, it's turtles all the way down." |
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"Wally AngleseaT" wrote in message ... On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 21:03:45 GMT, "yechidah" wrote: no photos, eh? He http://www.solstation.com/stars/sirius2.htm But you won't see "rainbows" because photo's don't capture the scintillations. OK? Satisfied now? No. There are scintillation cameras. I'm sure someone, somewhere has been experimenting with photographing sirius using such equipment. You just haven't been informed of this, is all. YS --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.542 / Virus Database: 336 - Release Date: 11/18/03 |
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Here's an interesting site:
http://www.sirius-astrophotography.c...rime_focus.htm Now that I know what to look for in my search, it makes things much easier. Thanks for keying me in on the scintillation factor. YS "Wally AngleseaT" wrote in message ... On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 21:03:45 GMT, "yechidah" wrote: no photos, eh? He http://www.solstation.com/stars/sirius2.htm But you won't see "rainbows" because photo's don't capture the scintillations. OK? Satisfied now? "Steve" wrote in message ... BenignVanilla wrote: I checked out Sirius the other night and was floored. It is amazing how much the colors sparkle on this star. Bringing the scope out of focus created an amazing color show. Yeah, I was driving on the motorway late at night and the colour show was amazing :-) Steve -- www.frontierastro.co.uk FrontierAstro - dedicated to Frontier and Astronomy --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.542 / Virus Database: 336 - Release Date: 11/18/03 -- Find out about Australia's most dangerous Doomsday Cult: http://users.bigpond.net.au/wanglese/pebble.htm "You can't fool me, it's turtles all the way down." --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.542 / Virus Database: 336 - Release Date: 11/18/03 |
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On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 04:27:43 GMT, "yechidah"
wrote: "Wally AngleseaT" wrote in message ... On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 21:03:45 GMT, "yechidah" wrote: no photos, eh? He http://www.solstation.com/stars/sirius2.htm But you won't see "rainbows" because photo's don't capture the scintillations. OK? Satisfied now? No. There are scintillation cameras. I'm sure someone, somewhere has been experimenting with photographing sirius using such equipment. You just haven't been informed of this, is all. YS When you find a scintillation camera, I'll be interested. Really. -- Find out about Australia's most dangerous Doomsday Cult: http://users.bigpond.net.au/wanglese/pebble.htm "You can't fool me, it's turtles all the way down." |
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yechidah wrote:
I see. Then why did you suggest to seek out photos from the internet if you knew that the quality could never do justice to the real thing? Sorry; since you didn't mention the twinkling effect in your message body, I didn't consider your request for images of Sirius in the specific context of the subject line. -- Odysseus |
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"Wally AngleseaT" wrote in message ... On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 04:27:43 GMT, "yechidah" wrote: "Wally AngleseaT" wrote in message ... On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 21:03:45 GMT, "yechidah" wrote: no photos, eh? He http://www.solstation.com/stars/sirius2.htm But you won't see "rainbows" because photo's don't capture the scintillations. OK? Satisfied now? No. There are scintillation cameras. I'm sure someone, somewhere has been experimenting with photographing sirius using such equipment. You just haven't been informed of this, is all. YS When you find a scintillation camera, I'll be interested. Really. Google brought up 18,700 hits on scintillation camera - http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...llation+camera YS --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.542 / Virus Database: 336 - Release Date: 11/18/03 |
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