Very good comment, Chuck! Why not put it on the blog too, because it deserves to be seen by folks beyond the UA list. I agree, and I think I was using the term a bit frivolously. Thanks again, Joe ________________________________ From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Mon, April 5, 2010 9:22:39 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Blog Joe, interesting blog, as usual. Just one nit to pick. I object to your use of the term "cosmic reality". No matter what or how you capture, manipulate, or display an image, it is still a vague representation of the object, meaningful to humans only, and a mere shadow- ghost, if you will, of the actual object. The part of the vast electromagnetic spectrum we image in this hobby is insignificant. Further, since Dark Matter and Dark Energy- outside of the electromagnetic spectrum we can currently capture and manipulate- make up the vast majority of the substance of the universe, and you image none of it, it distances our quaint little images even further from "cosmic reality". Our images are tiny windows that let us see a caricature, a representation for human eyes, that is a mere outline of the true nature of the object. If you want to define cosmic reality as having an anthropocentric component, then maybe I can swallow it for the sake of argument only. We ourselves are mere wisps in space-time, as far as having any substance at all. And if you subscribe to a religious philosophy, you can argue further that the material world is far from the reality of what is truly important, the immortality of the soul. You can't image a soul- just it's tenous anchor in space-time. Images are always art, and in art, anything goes. Please yourself; you are the only critic who's opinion really matters. On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 12:48 AM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
... in which I admit I was wrong to take a purist approach to astrophotography -- here 'tis:
http://www.deseretnews.com/blog/47/10008839/Nightly-News-Astronomy-blog-Mani...
Thanks, Joe
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