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- From: barryg@hplsla.hp.com (Barry Gunn)
- Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1992 16:23:33 GMT
- Subject: Re: Celestial bodies and eclipses
- Message-ID: <5360833@hplsla.hp.com>
- Organization: HP Lake Stevens, WA
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- References: <1992Dec7.171336.28890@wri.com>
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- >
- >So what's good exposure for a lunar eclipse?
- >
- >(I was thinking of using a flash, is this a good idea? :-) :-) :-) :-)
- > Smiley's for the humor-impaired ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >--Mark
- >----------
- Sorry Mark, a flash would only fill in the shadow side of the eclipse,
- making the moon look full again. By holding the flash out to your side
- at arms length, though, you can re-create the eclipse effect. But then it
- would be un-ethical to call it an eclipse picture. ;-)
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- [o] Barry Gunn x2281
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