Re: Did TV cameras broadcast the eclipse?

From: Christopher Hays ^lt;hays-sf_at_pacbell.net>
Date: Fri Oct 29 2004 - 15:31:26 MST

I kept looking for it and saw nothing (though I may have missed it
during a break).

I guess FOX doesn't show anything that doesn't pay.

KTVU cameramen and producers ALWAYS show extreme telephoto shots of the
moon over SBC Park.

Too bad they didn't hire them for the series.

Christopher

Dan Wright wrote:

>Does anyone know whether, during the World Series on Wednesday, FOX ever tipped
>their TV cameras skyward to show the eclipse to millions of viewers? There was
>talk beforehand that FOX had the opportunity to broadcast a live image of an
>eclipse to the largest audience ever ... I wonder whether they took advantage
>of the opportunity.
>
>Along the same lines, can anyone substantiate the legend that, once upon a
>time, during a MLB or NFL outdoor game, a TV cameraman aimed his camera above
>the rim of the stadium and zoomed in to show Jupiter and its moons, and/or
>Saturn and its rings? I bet those cameras would do OK on Jupiter's moons, if
>given the chance.
>
>P. S. What, me chime in on yet another FP thread? Only briefly: Visit your
>childhood neighborhood, or attend a school reunion -- it just won't be the
>same. You can't go home again. Times have changed (whether it's fair or not).
> The glory days of FP are like that.
>
>
>
Received on Fri Oct 29 15:32:04 2004


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