April 05, 2005

Mediterranean Dusk

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We get some pretty decent sunsets here, of course, but dusk is also rather colorful. This shot was a 1-second exposure taken about a half-hour after sunset from the top of the accelerator tower (through a clear patch that I meticulously cleaned on a very dirty window). It was part of a largely unsuccessful series of attempts to photograph Mercury last month. My theory on that is that since I'm looking out over the Mediterranean here, the line of sight passes through a long thick layer of moist and turbulent air, resulting in more scattering and opacity near the horizon than you'd otherwise expect. 2005:03:18 18:23:01

Connor thinks he photographed Mercury last month. He's usually pretty good about checking these things, but it definitely wasn't that dark when Mercury was setting here. But he's also a lot farther north. I'd have to think a little more to decide what effect that should have.

Fluff post today. I'm heading out early to go grocery shopping and then file my taxes.

Posted by Milligan at April 5, 2005 07:48 PM | TrackBack
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I might have been wrong about Mercury, though my book did say to check about a half-hour after dusk.

That said, it's always spotty in Chicago, and there was a giant building blocking half of my view. I could have very well been mistaken. :o

~ Connor

Posted by: Connor at April 6, 2005 11:48 PM (Permalink)
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