Wow, great picture from such a distance.
What kind of telescope do you have?

Jay Raney

Bob Hughes wrote:

>   I think that might bee too far to the left (west) for me to see.  I'm on a
> hillside (or mountain if you go by the names around here) and another part of
> the hill juts out on my northwest side.  It might be close though, Minor Hill is
> the other side of Athens from me and about twice as far; I think I can see part
> of Athens.
>   Here's another picture of the Saturn V rocket now that the haze has cleared
> since rain last night.  It's much better than it was but the camera is still
> making it very unsharp.  At least now people should be able to see better what I
> was trying to render.  The digital camera really messes it up though (640x480
> res.)
>   The other two things you will see are the top part of the other Saturn rocket
> (I forgot about the mirroring of the telescope, left is right) that used to be
> the tallest thing there, inbetween them is the Moon Shot ride (then that was
> tallest) with a flag on top,  although you can't see it well in this photograph.
> Looking directly through the telescope it's plain enough to make out the
> stripes.
>   Oh, and the dark stuff is tree branches.
>
> Bob
>
> "Jay Raney" <jay### [at] usitnet> wrote in message news:38B8EAB3.8A8553DD@usit.net...
> | Yeah,
> | The rocket at the rest-area is actually closer to where I am. I remember they
> | erected the one you rendered as part of a celebration last year. You must have
> a
> | fairly high vantage point to be able to see these landmarks.
> | Hey, there is a new tower standing in Minor Hill TN I'll bet you could see. I
> | believe its a viacom tower. Its only been there a few months. Its actually
> right
> | behind my wifes parents house. Its 1/4 mile high, and the lights are
> _unbelievably_
> | bright, although the top light was out last week when I was there. I can see
> it
> | flashing clearly from all the way across the county probably 25 miles or more.
> Its
> | huge.
> |
> | Jay Raney
> |
> | Bob Hughes wrote:
> |
> | > Hey, then you know of the rocket (I think) at the I-65 freeway visitors
> center
> | > (rest stop) on the southbound side.  I can actually see that one too, it's
> | > almost blocked by a closer hill.  That same type rocket (identical?) is just
> | > like the other one there at S&R Center which I could only see the top part
> of
> | > since it's a much smaller rocket.  The space shuttle on display there is
> | > completely hidden from view because of it lying down instead of standing up.
> | > This one I rendered was put on display last summer for those who don't know
> | > about it.
> | >
> | > Bob
> | >
> | > "Jay Raney" <jay### [at] usitnet> wrote in message
> news:38B7B12B.A45A388A@usit.net...
> | > | Hi Bob,
> | > | I did know what to expect from the subject line, as I live aprox 40 miles
> away
> | > from
> | > | the Space & Rocket Center, in Tennessee. Its one of my favorite places to
> | > visit.
> | > | Your render looks remarkably accurate. I hope to get a good telescope one
> of
> | > these
> | > | days. :)
> | > |
> | > | Jay Raney
> | > |
> | > | Bob Hughes wrote:
> | > |
> | > | > I was taking some digital camera pictures through my telescope recently
> and
> | > | > thought that it would be a great thing to try and duplicate in POV-Ray.
> The
> | > air
> | > | > turbulence and haze and general telescopic appearance seemed perfect to
> try
> | > and
> | > | > mimic.
> | > | > I had taken both night-time (never got one that looked bright enough)
> and
> | > | > day-time photos with a 640x480 resolution camera through the eyepiece
> (yes,
> | > the
> | > | > eyepiece) of a 4" SCT scope of 1200 focal length and 18mm lens, making
> for a
> | > 67
> | > | > power magnification.
> | > | > Anyway, these two renders are surprisingly similar to what I could see
> with
> | > my
> | > | > eyes but not quite what turned out on the camera.  So you can see for
> | > yourselves
> | > | > the attachments are both real and raytraced, you'll just have to believe
> me
> | > when
> | > | > I say POV-Ray did much closer to the real thing than the photos did.
> | > | > BTW, the photos were reduced in size by half to get rid of the ugly
> | > pixelization
> | > | > and I post-processed the renders to add some ugliness-- I meant
> | > photographic--
> | > | > look to them  :-)
> | > | >
> | > | > Bob
> | > | > --
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