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Post by postscript on May 25, 2006 17:16:52 GMT
Thanks Caite, I should think that guy must be flushed with success! Well, someone had to say it! Roger Have to confess, it never occurred to me! Peter
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Post by Caitlin on Jun 3, 2006 4:22:00 GMT
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Post by roger on Jun 5, 2006 9:40:12 GMT
Hi everyone, Below are two pictures of the moon. Okay, I know they are not the best images on this thread but there is something about them that you may find interesting... I took the picture on the left from my back garden in Sussex on Saturday at 9pm. Meanwhile, Caite took the picture on the right from her home in Minnesota (4,000 miles away) on Saturday at 3pm local time. But there is a six hour time difference between us which means that both pictures were taken at precisely the same moment! The moon in my shot appears much brighter because it was beginning to get dark here whereas it was still broad daylight in Minnesota. As the sun was setting (in the UK), the side of the moon facing west was fully illuminated. As Caite is west of here, I wondered if she would see it as more than a half moon but, as you can see, that wasn't so. But, of course, exactly the same portion of the moon is "seen" by the sun regardless of the point on earth from where it is observed. However, what I hadn't considered is the fact that one image is rotated approximately 70 degrees relative to the other. So Columbus was right, the earth IS curved! So come on all you photographers out there, eclipse that! Roger and Caite
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Post by Richard on Jun 5, 2006 14:23:08 GMT
Hello Roger and Caite! I see only half the moon is visible, so we could be near to finding the answer to Hayley's question... Come on, own up. Which one of you was it who painted the moon black?!!! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gifBest Wishes, Richard
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Post by Belinda on Jun 5, 2006 14:43:07 GMT
Well at a guess i would say it was Roger, he likes to sketch and draw maybe someone gave him some paint Belinda
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Post by Caitlin on Jun 5, 2006 20:49:21 GMT
Okay okay! You've caught me black-handed. It was I who gave the paints to Roger. I had no idea he would paint the moon with them! :rollin
<3 Caite
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Post by roger on Jun 5, 2006 20:55:55 GMT
Well, there's gratitude for you! When I think of the trouble I went to just to paint something that Caite would be able to see. And I nearly drowned in the Sea of Tranquility! Roger
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Post by Joe on Jun 6, 2006 1:02:27 GMT
Hi all,
Caite, I really like the pic of the chalk artist. I can see that she outlined her entire creation in the faint chalk lines on the pavement. Thanks for the pics of the dancers!
OH, but I LOVE the pics of the Moon ! Thanks Roger and Caite! I have a desktop planetarium program and I'll enter both of your locations to see where exactly in the sky the Moon was at your respective locations. I'm guessing that it was in the south in Sussex and low in the east in Minnesota.
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Post by roger on Jun 6, 2006 8:37:53 GMT
Hi Joe,
I can answer part of your question. Yes, the moon was due south and it's elevation about 60 degrees. I think you have Caite's position about right too but I'm sure she will confirm that.
Roger
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Post by Dave Gibson on Jun 9, 2006 2:12:17 GMT
Hey Andrew,I love your Blue Poppy, Nice Shot Cheers,Dave Gibson
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Post by Andrew on Jun 11, 2006 9:07:13 GMT
Hey Andrew,I love your Blue Poppy, Nice Shot Cheers,Dave Gibson Hi Dave, Thanks very much for your encouragement! Do you have any pictures which you'd like to share with us too? Andrew
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Post by Andrew on Jun 11, 2006 9:24:41 GMT
Dear All, I've just returned from a week's break on the Isle of Arran. I'd like to share a few photographs with you from there. Here are two photographs of the Arran skyline, taken at sunset.
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Post by Andrew on Jun 11, 2006 9:32:13 GMT
Hi All, Here are a few more photographs taken on the Isle of Arran. These pictures were taken in Brodick, beside the cottage which I stayed in: Here are some photographs which were taken in the gardens on the grounds of Brodick Castle:
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Post by Andrew on Jun 11, 2006 9:43:28 GMT
Hi All, Here are a final few photographs taken during my break on the Isle of Arran. A number of peacocks were residents within the grounds of the country cottage where I stayed. These birds were very tame indeed. They even enjoyed feeding on some grapes and sunflower seeds from my hand! Regards, Andrew
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Post by Stuart H on Jun 11, 2006 12:23:32 GMT
Hi Andrew,
Nice pictures - Hope you had a good rest after your exams. Have they finished yet?
Tanks for your comments re the photos from Wisley and Cadogan Hall. I have some more really nice ones from Wisley that I'll post later today.
Stuart
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