Marek wrote:
> When I was in high school back in '86, I built a "barn door" tracker to
> take a couple of wide-field exposures of Comet Halley. I was amazed that it
> worked.
> Imagine my surprise upon finding out that a barn door platform was built on
> the ISS:
> http://science.nasa.gov/ppod/y2003/10apr_barndoor.htm
> This has been used to take pictures of cities at night, as well as of the
> night sky: (I hope this link works...)
> http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/debrief/Iss006/topFiles/ISS006-E-28028.htm
> I just thought this was cool.
Marek,
It is! Thanks for sharing it. Very nice kludge job by astronaut Petit...wonder if he built one at home when *he* was a kid? ;-)
Paul