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to: ATM
from: mbartels{at}efn.org
date: 2003-05-07 18:25:06
subject: Re: ATM Fw: re BBC Rough Science/building a reflector telescope

From: "Mel Bartels" 
To: "atmlist" 
Reply-To: "Mel Bartels" 


>>>
As to measuring mountain heights on the Moon, that is something that won't
be really possible as the distance is just too much to determine something
like that.
<<<

In high school we took delight in measuring the length of shadows of
mountains thrown across the lunarscape, doing the equations, and getting
the true height of the mountains.  We used 4-6 inch scopes.

Mel Bartels

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