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
| > | > --
| > | > omniVerse http://users.aol.com/persistenceofv/all.htm
| > | >
| > | >  [Image]
| > | >
| > | >  [Image]
| > |
|

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