Dave, Glad to have provided you with an outlet for your "unique" point of view. Is there any possibility of you posting a link of some kind to some of the library's more interesting treasure trove? When the society was resurrected in 2004, I thought it might be more tongue in cheek this time around - sounds- not so much lol Mat Chuck has already posted his thoughts on the horsehead filter issue I would like to add from a different point of view (odd little pun there) reminding ever yone that the horsehead is backlit. The stars behind it are relatively young and could be putting out more energy across the EMS, including t he 03 band. Then again, you also said the stars were twinkling - so maybe it was more atmospheric scatter on the earth end. Maybe a combination of both. It's been years since I saw the horsehead in Lowell's 20 inch and I think he had an O3 filter in then. Wish I could remember the details. I was just excited to see it. Congrats on scoring the horsehead which is, allegedly, a photographic only object.
I once saw the horsehead with an unfiltered (narrowband filters weren't on the market yet) 8" f/7 Newt at Little Mountain circa '75. Steve Jacobs was with me, and saw it too. He claimed to have seen it in his 6" Dynascope, but I was skeptical.
I just re-read this. Joan, you are too funny. ;-) Nothing that would explain the difference in filters, at least until I see a lab printout of the spectral bandbass of each filter. I'm sticking with the blocking characteristics of each filter, rather than the bandpass characteristics. Especially considering the aperture they were using. Contrast is everything when you are observing H-beta visually. And I would add that young eyes are the biggest advantage. Sucks for us. On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 5:57 PM, <jcarman6@q.com> wrote:
I would like to add from a different point of view (odd little pun there) reminding ever yone that the horsehead is backlit. The stars behind it are relatively young and could be putting out more energy across the EMS, including t he 03 band. Then again, you also said the stars were twinkling - so maybe it was more atmospheric scatter on the earth end. Maybe a combination of both.
Of course, Joan, you have the link to the Society’s web page. Here’s the library link: http://theflatearthsociety.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article... Unfortunately, the articles are in PDF format so can not be attached and sent to this server. However, scroll down the library’s listing, get into the Ellis Hillman archives and open the article "GlobeSceptics: The Stationary Concentric Convex Theory of the Earth”. A finer piece of scholarship can not be had (the hand-drawn pictures are an added bonus). I was floored by the erudite reasoning. If this article had been cited more I’m sure a Nobel would have gone to Scott and Cook. Also, what mere mortal would have thought of a hand-drawn title? How shall I say it…pure genius. Under the heading “Universal Zetetic Society…..”(funny, my spell checker doesn’t recognize Zetetic) peruse this article..."Is The Earth A Globe Revolving In Space?". It’s heavy material. A mixture of science and religion all rolled into one (the title page gives that one away). I wept at the simplicity of exposition. Such a clear and reasoned epiphany. However, be warned, you need to muster all your intellectual stamina to keep up. Don’t let any prior schooling creep in to your subconscious or it will spoil the moment. What that moment was for me was…. AWE. I’m sure it’s different for everyone. Remember, have fun. Learn something. Try not to pass out. Dave On Feb 21, 2012, at 5:57 PM, jcarman6@q.com wrote:
Dave,
Glad to have provided you with an outlet for your "unique" point of view. Is there any possibility of you posting a link of some kind to some of the library's more interesting treasure trove? When the society was resurrected in 2004, I thought it might be more tongue in cheek this time around - sounds- not so much lol
Mat
Chuck has already posted his thoughts on the horsehead filter issue I would like to add from a different point of view (odd little pun there) reminding ever yone that the horsehead is backlit. The stars behind it are relatively young and could be putting out more energy across the EMS, including t he 03 band. Then again, you also said the stars were twinkling - so maybe it was more atmospheric scatter on the earth end. Maybe a combination of both. It's been years since I saw the horsehead in Lowell's 20 inch and I think he had an O3 filter in then. Wish I could remember the details. I was just excited to see it. Congrats on scoring the horsehead which is, allegedly, a photographic only object. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
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