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Gary C reacted to ThomasH's post in the thread Copenhagen airport closure due to reported drone activity with
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This news was a bit overshadowed by the election the other day: https://nyheder.tv2.dk/krimi/2026-03-22-centrale-kilder-har-ikke-set-beviser-for-drone-angreb-selvom-politikerne-sagde-danmark-blev-angrebet (in Danish) --- Six months after Prime... -
Gary C reacted to HoaxEye's post in the thread Transients in the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey with
Informative.
They don't calculate FWHM from photographic plates, but from digitalized high-resolution scans. They carefully estimate intensity from density and fit stellar profiles. With these you can derive an effective FWHM although it's not pure "seeing"... -
Gary C reacted to HoaxEye's post in the thread Transients in the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey with Like.
Perhaps interesting side note: The Schmidt telescope is called a "camera" because it was specifically designed as an astrophotographic instrument intended solely to capture images on photographic plates or film, rather than for direct visual...
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Gary C reacted to John J.'s post in the thread Transients in the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey with Like.
Don't get me wrong; I have no expectation whatsoever that the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability will find any of Beatrice Villarroel's satellites. I'm expecting that future system to debunk them "real soon now". Well, within a few years. I...
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Gary C replied to the thread Claim: Cell phones are bad at photographing things in the sky at night (such as UAP).I've never even looked at the user guide for my phone. When I bought it, I figured out calling, messaging and email, installed my preferred weather app and got on with my day. I recall a factoid I saw at least a decade ago, of over 100 functions...
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Ann K reacted to JMartJr's post in the thread 1971 Lake Cote / Lago de Cote UFO Aerial Photo with Like.
It is not a hoax if it was presented in good faith and was not intentionally faked. It could still be any of several things, including a hoax. But just saying "It is a hoax" is not evidence that it is one! Earlier you'd posted about double... -
Gary C reacted to tobigtofool's post in the thread Claim: Cell phones are bad at photographing things in the sky at night (such as UAP) with
Agree.
I suppose a big difference would be photo vs video. All i got was blurry footage. Also I never knew you could auto focus, so there's that, I wonder what % of people have used auto focus on their phones before, Im gonna guess a small number... so... -
Gary C reacted to Trailblazer's post in the thread Claim: Cell phones are bad at photographing things in the sky at night (such as UAP) with Like.
I can generally zoom in and focus on high-flying planes with no problem using my phone. This is a 777 at 34,000 feet. It's a bit overexposed but it's recognisable and in focus. You sometimes have to cheat and tap to get a focus lock on a distant...
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Gary C reacted to Ann K's post in the thread Rare things that have been documented much better than UFOs with
Funny.
@Mendel Well, here's an improbable one currently in the news - -
Mendel reacted to Hevach's post in the thread Rare things that have been documented much better than UFOs with Like.
To my eternal disappointment both Dildo and Spread Eagle are on Trinity Bay, and Placenta is clear on the other side or the island on Placenta Bay. All three as well as Conception Bay are within day trip range as long as you don't want to stop... -
Gary C reacted to Ann K's post in the thread Claim: Cell phones are bad at photographing things in the sky at night (such as UAP) with Like.
I would not be surprised to see that colors don't reproduce in the photo the same way they looked to the naked eye. For starters, the iris of your eye adjusts to the overall brightness of the surroundings, while a camera just sees a limited...
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Ann K replied to the thread Rare things that have been documented much better than UFOs.@Mendel Well, here's an improbable one currently in the news -
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HoaxEye replied to the thread Transients in the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey.They don't calculate FWHM from photographic plates, but from digitalized high-resolution scans. They carefully estimate intensity from density and fit stellar profiles. With these you can derive an effective FWHM although it's not pure "seeing"... -
Gary C reacted to MapperGuy's post in the thread Claim: Cell phones are bad at photographing things in the sky at night (such as UAP) with Agree.
What was needed in many videos was the ability to turn off Auto-Focus. How often do we see the nice crisp image of something disappear into a blob when the auto-focus starts zooming back and forth "hunting" for better focus. The ability to set...
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Gary C reacted to Trailblazer's post in the thread Claim: Cell phones are bad at photographing things in the sky at night (such as UAP) with Like.
I upgraded from an iPhone X to an iPhone 14 Pro last year, and the biggest difference I noticed with the camera is how good the night mode is. You can take really quite decent photos of stars, handheld. This is the Big Dipper over my tent. You...
