On Oct 29, 2004, at 3:20 PM, 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.
>
I know that they did, but I didn't see it. I had gone out to school to
set up a couple of scopes to show my students the eclipse through the
scopes, but, alack a day, the sky never clear up very much from where
we were. Later, my wife told me she got a great look at the eclipse on
the TV during the game. Figures that I would miss it and she, who has
little interest in such things, would get a nice view. Oh well...
> 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 15:35:06 2004