aimcompute wrote: > Thanks Robert. That was interesting. > > I find it interesting that a spacecraft captured this on film. I didn't > know they had film cameras on unmanned spacecraft. Maybe they beam the > digital image down and then project it on to film? Maybe it's not on film. > Also, it appears it was an extremely clear evening on that side of the > world. Not a cloud in the sky.
Quite likely that BBC used the phrase "captured on film" figuratively. Also likely, I think, that the image was cleaned up electronically to eliminate distracting eliminate like cloud cover. Or who knows, the whole thing may have been created electronically based on someone's imagination. :) - 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 .
