Comments on: The Starry Heavens Above http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/02/the-starry-heavens-above/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:14:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eszter http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/02/the-starry-heavens-above/comment-page-1/#comment-167360 Eszter Fri, 04 Aug 2006 02:50:49 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4980#comment-167360 Alex - Can you repost that link, perhaps just put the URL itself in the comment? Thanks. Alex – Can you repost that link, perhaps just put the URL itself in the comment? Thanks.

]]> By: Alex R http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/02/the-starry-heavens-above/comment-page-1/#comment-167283 Alex R Thu, 03 Aug 2006 16:23:36 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4980#comment-167283 anon, thanks for the link.... It makes sense as a 30 second exposure -- compare <a>this image</a> at 5 minutes, tracked to follow the sky, where you can clearly see the displacement of the mountains in the photo. It's a nice technique, that makes for beautiful pictures. anon, thanks for the link…. It makes sense as a 30 second exposure—compare this image at 5 minutes, tracked to follow the sky, where you can clearly see the displacement of the mountains in the photo. It’s a nice technique, that makes for beautiful pictures.

]]> By: Belle Waring http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/02/the-starry-heavens-above/comment-page-1/#comment-167254 Belle Waring Thu, 03 Aug 2006 14:22:25 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4980#comment-167254 ow, brendan. too...many...galaxies. one of the things I like about going to the beach in thailand to places where they turn the generators off at night is you can really see the milky way like a river of light. if there were less light pollution people would be tripping out about stars all the time. ow, brendan. too…many…galaxies.

one of the things I like about going to the beach in thailand to places where they turn the generators off at night is you can really see the milky way like a river of light. if there were less light pollution people would be tripping out about stars all the time.

]]> By: David Sucher http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/02/the-starry-heavens-above/comment-page-1/#comment-167211 David Sucher Thu, 03 Aug 2006 04:11:25 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4980#comment-167211 It's amazing indeed these days what wonders painters can create on a ceiling. It’s amazing indeed these days what wonders painters can create on a ceiling.

]]> By: Anon http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/02/the-starry-heavens-above/comment-page-1/#comment-167204 Anon Thu, 03 Aug 2006 01:40:29 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4980#comment-167204 alex r, If you follow the link on the page for <a href="http://www.astropics.com/latimes.htm" rel="nofollow"> Wally Pacholka</a>, you can read about his technique. A 30 second exposure with a 35mm camera, with a flashlight used to illuminate the mountains (which is why they appear slightly flattened, I assume). It's all in the choice of location, and mountains are always a good choice. Anon alex r,

If you follow the link on the page for Wally Pacholka, you can read about his technique. A 30 second exposure with a 35mm camera, with a flashlight used to illuminate the mountains (which is why they appear slightly flattened, I assume). It’s all in the choice of location, and mountains are always a good choice.

Anon

]]> By: Benjamin Nelson http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/02/the-starry-heavens-above/comment-page-1/#comment-167202 Benjamin Nelson Thu, 03 Aug 2006 01:30:39 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4980#comment-167202 Stupid stars, think they're so big. Stupid stars, think they’re so big.

]]> By: a different chris http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/02/the-starry-heavens-above/comment-page-1/#comment-167186 a different chris Wed, 02 Aug 2006 21:59:59 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4980#comment-167186 With that kind of titile I thought for sure this post was linking to a picture of Aishwarya-rai, but, uh, yeah. This is nice, too. With that kind of titile I thought for sure this post was linking to a picture of Aishwarya-rai, but, uh, yeah. This is nice, too.

]]> By: yeti http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/02/the-starry-heavens-above/comment-page-1/#comment-167172 yeti Wed, 02 Aug 2006 20:49:02 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4980#comment-167172 Now, could someone please post a picture of the moral law within? Now, could someone please post a picture of the moral law within?

]]> By: Alex R http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/02/the-starry-heavens-above/comment-page-1/#comment-167167 Alex R Wed, 02 Aug 2006 20:02:43 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4980#comment-167167 This is a very cool picture, but I must confess a little suspicion: could that clear an image of the Milky Way be taken without an exposure time that would smear either the stars (if the camera were fixed) or the mountains (if the camera tracked the sky)? Judging by the amount of noise in the image, perhaps the answer is yes, but it's still a pretty surprising image. This is a very cool picture, but I must confess a little suspicion: could that clear an image of the Milky Way be taken without an exposure time that would smear either the stars (if the camera were fixed) or the mountains (if the camera tracked the sky)? Judging by the amount of noise in the image, perhaps the answer is yes, but it’s still a pretty surprising image.

]]> By: jakeb http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/02/the-starry-heavens-above/comment-page-1/#comment-167160 jakeb Wed, 02 Aug 2006 19:00:39 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4980#comment-167160 I go to http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ every day, for reasons like the above. I go to http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ every day, for reasons like the above.

]]> By: The Modesto Kid http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/02/the-starry-heavens-above/comment-page-1/#comment-167158 The Modesto Kid Wed, 02 Aug 2006 18:51:17 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4980#comment-167158 Brendan -- cool -- that image has been my desktop wallpaper going on a year now. Brendan—cool—that image has been my desktop wallpaper going on a year now.

]]> By: Matt http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/02/the-starry-heavens-above/comment-page-1/#comment-167157 Matt Wed, 02 Aug 2006 18:45:57 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4980#comment-167157 Cool. Cool.

]]> By: "Q" the Enchanter http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/02/the-starry-heavens-above/comment-page-1/#comment-167148 "Q" the Enchanter Wed, 02 Aug 2006 17:35:57 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4980#comment-167148 You are here. You are here.

]]> By: Barry http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/02/the-starry-heavens-above/comment-page-1/#comment-167146 Barry Wed, 02 Aug 2006 17:24:56 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4980#comment-167146 Wow. The Utah one is more visually impressive, even though the Hubble is more intellectually impressive. Wow. The Utah one is more visually impressive, even though the Hubble is more intellectually impressive.

]]> By: Brendan http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/02/the-starry-heavens-above/comment-page-1/#comment-167140 Brendan Wed, 02 Aug 2006 16:58:15 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4980#comment-167140 I'm sorry but this one here http://people.bu.edu/wwildman/WeirdWildWeb/media/galleries/science/astronomy/deep%20space.jpg is for me the ultimate, 'fuck with your head' space image. I’m sorry but this one here

http://people.bu.edu/wwildman/WeirdWildWeb/media/galleries/science/astronomy/deep%20space.jpg

is for me the ultimate, ‘fuck with your head’ space image.

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