Yes, refraction will do that. But, here's a question for you. Do we know
that the moon is perfectly spherical to begin with? I know that the earth
is not.
Len
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 10:00 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Oval Moon
>
>
> It appears that the moon was close to the horizon. The oval
> shape could
> possibly be due to refraction in the atmosphere.
>
> Bill, KG4LOV
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> > A few days ago I shot three photos of the setting moon. They
> > all had a somewhat oval-shaped appearance and I'm wondering why
> > that might be.
> >
> > I used the A*300/4.0 lens mounted on an LX. The setup was
> > tripod mounted, the shutter was tripped with a cable release.
> > Aperture was f/8.0 and the exposure was about 1/30 or 1/60 sec.
> > The camera was in the horizontal position.
> >
> > Here's the pic, taken from the print with an el cheapo digital
> > camera:
> >
> > http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ovalmoon.jpg
> >
> > Any ideas why the moon might be oval-shaped.
> > --
> > Shel Belinkoff
> > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > There are no rules for good photographs,
> > there are only good photographs.
> > -
> > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe,
> > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to
> > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
> >
>
> -
> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe,
> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to
> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
>
-
This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe,
go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to
visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
