[NatureNS] Pluto

From: Sherman Williams <shermwms@eastlink.ca>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2015 10:03:21 -0300
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Interesting message David. If you would attach the pdf to a message =
addressed directly to me, I would be very interested in having a look.
  As always, I find the content of your messages interesting to read.
  Sherman

Sherman Williams
shermwms@eastlink.ca


On Jul 27, 2015, at 8:09 PM, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> =
wrote:

> Dear All & especially Astronomy fans,                    July 27, 2015
>   While going through old National Geographic Magazines I came across =
a reproduction of Clyde W. Tombaugh's plate which led to his discovery =
of Pluto (N.G. 138 (Aug 1970):191).
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>   On this plate, Pluto is just a tiny dot but what caught my eye was a =
haze-free field concentric around a star (Delta Geminorum) and with a =
crisp perimeter encased in a relatively wide haze halo that gradually =
fades to background.
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>   I am wondering if this is some kind of artifact. If so how does it =
come about ? And if not what does it represent ?
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>   If anyone is prepared to look at this file let me know.
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>   Also is it legal to post copyrighted images, such as this, on =
internet sites without authorization ?
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> Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
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>   I have this image in a PDF file (only 555 kb) but am wary, for =
copyright reasons, of posting it on Flickr.=20


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font-size: medium; ">&nbsp; As always, I find the content of your =
messages interesting to read.</div><div style=3D"border-collapse: =
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Sherman</div><div style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, =
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<br><div><div>On Jul 27, 2015, at 8:09 PM, David &amp; Alison Webster =
&lt;dwebster@glinx.com&gt; =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite">Dear All &amp; especially Astronomy fans, =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;July 27, 2015<br> =
&nbsp;&nbsp;While going through old National Geographic Magazines I came =
across a reproduction of Clyde W. Tombaugh's plate which led to his =
discovery of Pluto (N.G. 138 (Aug 1970):191).<br><br> &nbsp;&nbsp;On =
this plate, Pluto is just a tiny dot but what caught my eye was a =
haze-free field concentric around a star (Delta Geminorum) and with a =
crisp perimeter encased in a relatively wide haze halo that gradually =
fades to background.<br><br> &nbsp;&nbsp;I am wondering if this is some =
kind of artifact. If so how does it come about ? And if not what does it =
represent ?<br><br> &nbsp;&nbsp;If anyone is prepared to look at this =
file let me know.<br><br> &nbsp;&nbsp;Also is it legal to post =
copyrighted images, such as this, on internet sites without =
authorization ?<br><br>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville<br><br> &nbsp;&nbsp;I =
have this image in a PDF file (only 555 kb) but am wary, for copyright =
reasons, of posting it on Flickr. =
<br></blockquote></div><br></body></html>=

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