04-09-2011, 06:24 AM
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The Reforms
Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition
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“Hyakutake over Rabbit Island” by Richard Wainscoat ( as seen in Oahu, Hawaii, USA)
author's comments:
Comet Hyakutake over Rabbit Island (Manana Island), Oahu, Hawaii. On the night
this photo was taken the comet passed very close to Polaris, so a sharp image of
the comet could be obtained without use of an equatorial mount to compensate for
the Earth's rotation. As you move further away from the north celestial pole the
Earth's rotation leaves clear star trails in this long exposure. This photograph was
taken using film in 1996. With a modern digital camera (which are more sensitive
than film), a short enough exposure could be used to freeze both the land and the
sky, without any trailing from the Earth's rotation.
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