Re: Newbie with questions

[P3D Jim Crowell <crowell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 10:24 AM -0800 3/11/97, P3D John W Roberts wrote:
>
>Not so fast! You could have the rocket eject two 2D cameras, which hang
>down from their own parachutes (thus pointing straight down), take circular
>photos, and are timed to photograph a certain time after going to zero-G
>(for instance). You could put a spring in to push the cameras apart, or
>just rely on turbulence of the air to get the proper separation on some
>of the launches.
>

Ooo, I like it!  You could have them attached by a cable & spin it like a
bolo to keep them at the proper separation...fast shutter speeds are no
problem, at these distances depth of field is totally unnecessary so you
can open the aperture _way_ up...   :-)

-Jim C.

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Jim Crowell
Division of Biology
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Caltech
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