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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.
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
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
ReplyDelete1) 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
"embiggen"?
ReplyDeleteI like that word. I'll keep it in mind.
Now all I need is a conversation to use it in......
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.
ReplyDeleteCaptainCaustic, embiggen is a perfectly cromulent word.