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- From: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick)
- Newsgroups: alt.folklore.science
- Subject: Re: Non-Relflecting object
- Date: 26 Dec 1992 04:52:45 GMT
- Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
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- References: <dwarner.18@milo.ub.com> <Bzq2Ln.FM@brunel.ac.uk>,<schumach.725151168@convex.convex.com>
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- In article <schumach.725151168@convex.convex.com>, schumach@convex.com (Richard A. Schumacher) writes:
- >Or, empty space. Once when it was necessary to have a very
- >dark background for some high-speed flash photography, we
- >waited until night and used an open window as the background.
- >It worked great. Of course, it's necessary that there be no
- >light sources or nearby objects (anything is a potential
- >reflector) visible through the window; what constitutes a
- >source or "nearby" will depend on your application.
-
- I'm afraid that "empty space" is anything but. Were your claim even close to
- accurate, there'd be a lot of astronomers out of business.
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- Carl J Lydick | INTERnet: CARL@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU | NSI/HEPnet: SOL1::CARL
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- Disclaimer: Hey, I understand VAXen and VMS. That's what I get paid for. My
- understanding of astronomy is purely at the amateur level (or below). So
- unless what I'm saying is directly related to VAX/VMS, don't hold me or my
- organization responsible for it. If it IS related to VAX/VMS, you can try to
- hold me responsible for it, but my organization had nothing to do with it.
-