Tuesday, November 24, 2009

It is Just a Phase

Yesterday's view of the nearly first quarter Moon hangs in the sky over the nearly first quarter dome of the Hale Telescope:


Click to embiggen, but notice that when you illuminate two round things from the side, they look sort of the same.

3 comments:

  1. My name is Ngoc lan and I am a student at Cuyamaca college and I am doing a research paper on the light pollution of Mount Palomar and I would love your opinion. My email is VI637@yahoo.com

    1) How do you feel about the light that cause the sky to bright up and interrupt astronomer research?
    2} How does the light affect the research?
    3}What is your opinion about SCE ( Southern California Edison)and SDGE (san diego gas and electric) about not agreeing to use low pressure sodium light?
    Thank you for your reply

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  2. "embiggen"?

    I like that word. I'll keep it in mind.
    Now all I need is a conversation to use it in......

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  3. Ngoc, I am away now, but should be able to get you answers via email by mid week. I hope that's not too late for you.

    CaptainCaustic, embiggen is a perfectly cromulent word.

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