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From: George Kerby on 29 May 2010 10:46



On 5/29/10 3:00 AM, in article 9gh106d3glaapmrql84plp27d8ditj3eba(a)4ax.com,
"Will T" <nospam(a)noaddress.org> wrote:

> On Fri, 28 May 2010 23:25:11 -0700 (PDT), Val Hallah
> <michaelnewport(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> On May 26, 4:14�pm, Val Hallah <michaelnewp...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> On May 21, 9:01�pm, "Ivan I" <i...(a)uptheresomewhere.maybe> wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Val Hallah" <michaelnewp...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>
>>>> news:5d52ce50-5e07-416f-8b26-e8f24fc0286e(a)j27g2000vbp.googlegroups.com...
>>>
>>>>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1279952/Nasa-shuttle-A...
>>>
>>>> Awesome. �Just out of interest, why do the ISS and STS appear to be moving
>>>> in the wrong direction?
>>>
>>>> Some nice recent pics here too, from
>>>> Cassini:http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/05/checking_in_on_saturn.html
>>>
>>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1281516/Ring-sky-St...
>>
>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/3352517/Heron-catches-rabbit-Drama
>> tic-photos.html
>
> I prefer the sequence I got of a Great Blue Heron catching and eating a
> 3ft. water-moccasin (a deadly snake for those not in N. America). What
> surprised me a little is that I had just been ambling around in the tall
> shore-grasses right where the heron caught it.
>
Sure you did, 'Will', sure you did...

From: DanP on 29 May 2010 12:47
On May 23, 11:37 pm, "Ivan I" <i...(a)uptheresomewhere.maybe> wrote:
> "DanP" <dan.pe...(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:d2d91714-9971-4aa3-a3e3-b83ad9a2b408(a)b21g2000vbh.googlegroups.com...

> These images are only rough, but you get the idea.  So, either the photo
> wasn't taken where the photographer said it was, or the camera was tilted at
> a strange angle, or the final image was rotated.  Unless anyone has any
> other ideas?

You have a point with these images but you miss the setup used.

The prism with the eyepiece of the telescope could be at any angle
relative to the horizon.
http://www.sourcerysoftware.co.uk/home-myequipment.html
And the camera could be twisted.
http://www.manastro.co.uk/observe/highresimages/camera-1.jpg

If Nasa put this http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100523.html on their
website it means they believe it..

DanP
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