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[Garry Stahl]

Aaron Kulkis wrote:
> You see the same effect with fixed-wing aircraft, too.
>
> If it's up in the sky, and you're down on the ground, from
> most angles, it will look "black"...the only exception
> being when the sun is at your back, and the plane's
> angle of elevation, relative to you, is below 60 degrees
> or so, AND close enough to be more than an irregularly
> shaped dot.
>   

I've caught airliners in my 15x70 Celestron glasses with the sun at a
low angle.  You can make out quite a few details, if you can hold them
steady.  A difficult task.

The following attached picture was taken through the lens of one half
with a 1.3 megapixel digital camera.  The moon doesn't move as fast as
airplanes.  Yes, I simply held the camera up to the binoculars.  It
frankly came out better than it deserved to.

-- 
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