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Re: [OM] one more astro Q please

Subject: Re: [OM] one more astro Q please
From: Acer Victoria <siddim01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 10:11:32 -0700 (PDT)
On Mon, 27 Sep 1999 ClassicVW@xxxxxxx wrote:

:In a message dated 09/27/1999 2:44:10 AM EST, siddim01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
:
:>  But how dow focal length affect how fast
:>  the trails form? How is the motion magnified when the point isn't? 
:
:Acer,
:In my laymen's terms, I rationalize it thusly: (I hope I'm close)
:I think it's like camera shake. Same amount of shake with a wide angle lens 
:won't ruin your shot as much as shake with a telephoto attached. Same amount 
:of movement, but much different results in the final print (or slide). 
:In the astro photo, the "shake" is substituted by the star movement (trail). 
:Again,
:Hope I'm close...
:George S.

Ah, this makes much more sense! Wonderful! Thanks!

/Acer "steppenwolf" Victoria
--
video meliora proboque, deteriora sequor--Ovid


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