Mt. Wilson Explanation
on June 3, 2003
- Can you tell me why you moved the camera direction?
- Jason
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- Yes, we get many requests to look at the city lights, so I thought I'd turn the camera toward Pasadena. No other reason.
- Larry Webster
UCLA Astronomy
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- Would you keep important information from the public if the government told you to?
- Jason
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- Depends. If it was truly in the public interest to do so, perhaps I would. Wouldn't anyone? In the case of the Towercam images, there is
nothing to tell (or not tell!). The "strange object" that "Misty" seems so fascinated with is nothing more than the plain ol' Moon. An
explanation is found here: http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~obs/images/no_planet_x.jpg
- Larry Webster
UCLA Astronomy
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- How can I buy that theory? How can such a small, dim cresent moon produce a bright, round image?
- Jason
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- Well, your going to have to because it's no theory, it's a fact! I don't have time for a discussion on image optics now, but rest assured, it's
an image of the overexposed moon, nothing more. You might have a look in our Towercam gallery for other examples of the same thing:
http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~obs/tcbest.html
- Larry Webster
UCLA Astronomy
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- The Moon is just now a cresent thumbnail.
- Jason