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The Harlan J. Smith Telescope
Started August 17, 2009 @ 10:33pm by Pablo
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Pablo
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| The Harlan J. Smith Telescope | August 17, 2009 @ 10:33pm | I am new to this community and this is my first experiment/attempt at uploading an image for comment. What started out as a typical color "snapshot" evolved into a rather nicely layered B&W image. My co-workers said the telescope dome actually reminded them of Three Mile Island during a melt down - bummer!
The backstory on this is my wife and I were invited to the McDonald Observatory Board of Visitors meeting last month out in West Texas - unfortunately for my wife I carried my camera and tripod along creating an instant photography widow.
Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in - Mark Twain
My website is: http://thephotoeclectic.com/thephotoeclectic/THEPHOTOECLECTIC.html |
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Wes
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| August 18, 2009 @ 7:55am | I love the clouds in this image, Pablo. They do appear to be in layers as they cover the domes. I think black and white simplifies the image in this case and I can take my time looking at the details.
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Flo
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| August 18, 2009 @ 8:13am | Wow, that cloud does give the illusion that it's emanating from the dome - not a telescope, but a Three-Mile-Island type of reactor. Nice capture.
Isn't your wife used to being a photography widow by now, LOL? Give her a small camera and see what she does with it!
Flo - PPY
"May we live in peace without weeping. May our joy outline the lives we touch without ceasing. And may our love fill the world, angel wings beating." aziza
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Bill H.
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| August 18, 2009 @ 12:41pm | Pablo - I agree with Flo, and Wes the clouds are great. Hope to see more.
Bill H.
Bill H.
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" Do not go where the path might lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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Becky
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| August 18, 2009 @ 1:42pm | Nice image, must have been a fascinating place. It is interesting on the placement of the cloud over the dome.
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Pablo
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| The Harlan J. Smith Telescope | August 18, 2009 @ 9:40pm | Thanks for the feedback everyone. My wife and I had a great time visiting the observatory - very interesting stuff they are doing out there. One of the things they are exploring with the HET telescope is "dark matter" - dont ask me to try to explain it - something about the universe having more mass than is visible. If you want to learn more do a google and visit the McDonald Observatory web site.
I am going to try and upload a few more photos that I took out there - one is a digital pano
with frame.
Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in - Mark Twain
My website is: http://thephotoeclectic.com/thephotoeclectic/THEPHOTOECLECTIC.html |
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Last Edit: August 18, 2009 @ 9:43pm by Pablo | |
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