D.Y.K? -- Making the Moon a Star

Most people know how i feel about the Moon. For me it is
one of the most interesting studies in the sky, and a planet
in its own right. And i just love studying the Moon through
telescopes and photographs.

This DYK is about that thing some of you like to do on clear
dark nights...

Did You Know?...

We can all thank a couple of Frenchmen for the invention
and development of photography. The first object we can
call a photograph was produced in 1822 by the inventor
Joseph Nicéphore Niepce (pron. NEE - ps). The process
at first wasn't really practical, though. It required an exposure
of as long as eight hours.

Niepce became bankrupt, and in 1829 went into partnership
with the French artist Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre (pron.
da - gair), who was also working on the process. Daguerre
improved it to such an extent that he usually is considered
the inventor of photography!

And How About That DIGITAL Photography. Has anybody
invented a truly long-exposure digital camera yet? One that
can be used for those looooooong astro shots? Something
more than say 5 minutes? Anybody working on it?

--
happy days and...
starry starry nights!

Paine Ellsworth