John Holmes led the meeting today...his narrative is below: Note: all pictures are without attribution...the infrared pictures are from John and Charley. The eclipse picture was from the internet of all things “Our meeting began with a discussion on the discovery of infrared radiation and how it has been applied artistically in photography. In !800, Sir Frederick William Herschel had viewed sunlight through colored filters and noticed an increase in temperature from violet to red. When he measured beyond that part of the EM spectrum he found that the temperature continued to increase even though there was no visible light. John Holmes and Charley Kohlhase showed some of their infrared images.” “Next, two images of the week were shared. A Hubble image of galaxy NGC 178 which is 40,000 light years across. Discovered by Ormond Stone in1885, it’s position was recorded incorrectly. Years later Stephane Javelle rediscovered NGC178 thinking he had made a new discovery. He cataloged it as IC39. Herbert Howe corrected the original mistake after some time had passed, and years later astronomers realized that NGC178 and IC39 were actually the same object! Another picture of the week a young hot rodder appears to be dismayed, although happily the caption indicates otherwise.” “Finally, the United States had it’s first coast to coast total eclipse in nearly 100 years. Images of people across the country witnessing the eclipse shows how we can share an experience in peace even if for only two minutes.” Thank you John for leading this meeting
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