Refract MUCH? | Mike I. Jones

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Photographer
Mike I. Jones
Email
jones_mi6024@yahoo.com
Location of photo
1 mile W of Meadow TX on centerline
Date/Time of photo
May 20, 2012, about 8:40PM
Equipment
Takahashi TOA-130, no solar filter, Canon XSi set to ISO 100.
Description
Shows west limb of moon just as it touched the West Texas horizon. The image is strongly distorted due to atmospheric refraction. A circular irrigation system is in the foreground about a half mile away.
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