The book of stars; being a simple explanation of the stars and their uses to boy life, written to conform to the tests of the Boy scouts (1915)
Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick), 1869- · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 206
this will make another interesting record. By pointing your camera toward that part of the sky andduring that time of the year when there are showers of meteors,and opening the shutter of your lens, you stand a chance, thoughit is not a very fat one, of catching one of these wily shootingstars on… … Fig. 181.—Star Trails. 188 THE BOOK OF THE STARS more on your plate than a white spot. The Moon can likewisebe photographed, but if you focus it sharp on the plate it willnot be much larger than a mere point of light, and if you get adisk large enough to see there will only be a small white spoton…
Astronomy · Stars
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