SEPTEMBER 2001
DIGITAL CONJUNCTION: Standing near the Rainbow Room restaurant at Wahweap, Arizona on Lake Powell, this spectacular planetary conjunction concluded on the morning of July 19, 2001. This time is 4:10 a.m. The moon and Mercury (see inset) are just rising. Above, and to the moon's right, is Jupiter. Continuing the arc upward finds Venus, the brightest star-like object in the photo, and then Saturn. All of the other dots are bona fide stars recorded in this 16-second digital image using a tripod mounted Kodak 290 camera. Paint Shop Pro was used to manipulate the image. Gary A. Becker photo... |
MOONLIGHT WAS USED TO DIGITALLY record this photograph of former Allen student Brandon Velivis at Chaco Culture National Historical Park, near Nageezi, NM in June 2001. The image was snapped with a tripod mounted Kodak 290 digital camera using a 16 second exposure and was enhanced by using Paint Shop Pro. More digital images can be found in the July 2001 StarWatch series of articles. Gary A. Becker photo... |
WE METHOD: Dieruff senior, Mary P. Pho, demonstrates the WE method for finding directions. Artwork/photography by Gary A. Becker... |