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Mauna Kea Milky Way Panorama
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Man that`s AWESOME!!!!!!!!
It's snow for heaven's sake...
And I thought I was lucky to be able to see Orion last night..
That's awesome.
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I suspect if one were able to see that with his own eyes (as opposed to seeing it due to a long time expsoure), one might go a little insane for a while.
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I suspect if one were able to see that with his own eyes (as opposed to seeing it due to a long time expsoure), one might go a little insane for a while.
I doubt it: I sit outside sometimes and stare up at the stars for hours at night, and the worst that's ever happened is that they told me to have a bunch of folks drink some Kool-Aid so we could all go join them in the sky. I realized later that trying to convince passers by to drink your Kool-Aid'll get you ~99 hours of community service before it'll send anyone anywhere.
Now, stare into the *abyss* for any length of time,...........
I suspect if one were able to see that with his own eyes (as opposed to seeing it due to a long time expsoure), one might go a little insane for a while.
I doubt it: I sit outside sometimes and stare up at the stars for hours at night, and the worst that's ever happened is that they told me to have a bunch of folks drink some Kool-Aid so we could all go join them in the sky. I realized later that trying to convince passers by to drink your Kool-Aid'll get you ~99 hours of community service before it'll send anyone anywhere.
Now, stare into the *abyss* for any length of time,...........
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Originally Posted By: uc50ic4more
I doubt it: I sit outside sometimes and stare up at the stars for hours at night
The effect of photons on the retina is not cumulative in the same manner as it is on film or other recording media during a long time exposure.
I doubt it: I sit outside sometimes and stare up at the stars for hours at night
The effect of photons on the retina is not cumulative in the same manner as it is on film or other recording media during a long time exposure.
In other words, all that you see isn't all there is to see.
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Aye.
That is beautiful
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Depends on your definition of "long!" Think of it this way: on your retina, you have continuous exposure with relatively low light sensitivity. Objects below a certain brightness will not register. High speed film or a CCD or CMOS, if exposed for a long time (lets say a couple seconds), will be vastly more sensitive due to the cumulative effect of exposure. In order to get stars to trail, you need fairly long exposure times. I can't give you an exact figure, because the figure depends on focal length of the objective lens and film format (or CCD/CMOS dimensions). I can tell you that a 5 second exposure with a 28 mm wide angle lens on 35mm film will not cause any noticeable streaking of stars in even a 16"x20" print.
If you want to know the technical details regarding how the above picture was taken, you may want to email the photograhper at [email protected]. He might give you some info!
If you want to know the technical details regarding how the above picture was taken, you may want to email the photograhper at [email protected]. He might give you some info!
That is breathtaking. The interactive shot in the link is great as well.
Nice picture
The next Mountain over Mauna Loa is the largest mountain in the world in volume. They say the Grand Tetons range could fit in it.
Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea are taller than Mt Everest at the sea floor.
Rising gradually to more than 4 km above sea level, Mauna Loa is the largest volcano on our planet. Its long submarine flanks descend to the sea floor an additional 5 km, and the sea floor in turn is depressed by Mauna Loa's great mass another 8 km. This makes the volcano's summit about 17 km (56,000 ft) above its base! The enormous volcano covers half of the Island of Hawai`i and by itself amounts to about 85 percent of all the other Hawaiian Islands combined.
Mauna Loa is among Earth's most active volcanoes, having erupted 33 times since its first well-documented historical eruption in 1843. Its most recent eruption was in 1984. Mauna Loa is certain to erupt again, and we carefully monitor the volcano for signs of unrest. See current activity for a summary of our monitoring efforts.
| Hazards | Eruptive History |
Hawaiian Meaning
The Hawaiian name "Mauna Loa" means "Long Mountain." This name is apt, for the subaerial part of Mauna Loa extends for about 120 km from the southern tip of the island to the summit caldera and then east-northeast to the coastline near Hilo.
The next Mountain over Mauna Loa is the largest mountain in the world in volume. They say the Grand Tetons range could fit in it.
Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea are taller than Mt Everest at the sea floor.
Rising gradually to more than 4 km above sea level, Mauna Loa is the largest volcano on our planet. Its long submarine flanks descend to the sea floor an additional 5 km, and the sea floor in turn is depressed by Mauna Loa's great mass another 8 km. This makes the volcano's summit about 17 km (56,000 ft) above its base! The enormous volcano covers half of the Island of Hawai`i and by itself amounts to about 85 percent of all the other Hawaiian Islands combined.
Mauna Loa is among Earth's most active volcanoes, having erupted 33 times since its first well-documented historical eruption in 1843. Its most recent eruption was in 1984. Mauna Loa is certain to erupt again, and we carefully monitor the volcano for signs of unrest. See current activity for a summary of our monitoring efforts.
| Hazards | Eruptive History |
Hawaiian Meaning
The Hawaiian name "Mauna Loa" means "Long Mountain." This name is apt, for the subaerial part of Mauna Loa extends for about 120 km from the southern tip of the island to the summit caldera and then east-northeast to the coastline near Hilo.
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Thanks for the informative mini lecture. A link would have been nice, too.
You are welcome.......
I did not do a link because I thought no one cared......Now I know someone does.
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanoes/maunakea/
The Big Island was the last Island our family lived on when I was a child. We lived on Oʻahu and Kauaʻi as well. I dont really remember much about them though.
I have not been back since my childhood. I would like to get back someday.
I did not do a link because I thought no one cared......Now I know someone does.
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanoes/maunakea/
The Big Island was the last Island our family lived on when I was a child. We lived on Oʻahu and Kauaʻi as well. I dont really remember much about them though.
I have not been back since my childhood. I would like to get back someday.
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