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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