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=Seeing Double: Pythagoras=<br />
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<td><div align="center" span class="main_sm">Photo and Drawing Credit: [mailto:strgzr52@hotmail.com Carol Lakomiak]</div></td><br />
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<p class="story" align="center"><b>Seeing Double: Pythagoras </b></p><br />
<p class="story" align="left"> From Galileo in 1610 through the early 20th century, the only way to depict the lunar surface was by peering <br />
through a telescope and drawing what was seen. Lunar drawings were affected by each observer's telescope and <br />
eyepieces, seeing, visual acuity and artistic abilities. Naturally, variations in each of these, from night to <br />
night, or observer to observer, resulted in drawings that were generally similar, but different in details. As <br />
documented in the wonderful book [http://www.willbell.com/History/Epic%20Moon.htm <i>Epic Moon</i>] <br />
these differences were almost always interpreted as real changes on <br />
the Moon. Relatively high resolution lunar images - starting with those taken with the Lick 36" refractor in the <br />
1920s - finally provided evidence that allowed claims of changes to be tested, and so far, always rejected. Carol <br />
Lakomiak of Tomahawk, Wisconsin, is one of the few current observers who practices both the artistic and imaging <br />
traditions. Her drawing of the north polar region crater Pythagoras was made Sept 9, 2003 with an 8" Meade SCT at <br />
a magnification of 226. Carol used the same telescope with a Nikon CP4300 camera on Dec 23, 2003 to capture the <br />
image. Both the drawing and image show about the same lunar phase and are quite similar. But the drawing is <br />
stylized and lacks the details - especially for the surroundings beyond the crater - that are captured by the <br />
image. This doesn't mean the photo is better, but each is a useful depiction for some things. To search for <br />
changes over time the image is a better benchmark, but the drawing provides a much more realistic feeling for <br />
the observing experience. </p><br />
<p class="story"><b>Related Links:</b><br><br />
[http://www.spacew.com/gallery/CarolLakomiak Carol's Image Gallery]<br><br />
[http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Pythagoras.html Pythagoras of Samos]</p><br />
<p><b>Yesterday's LPOD:</b> [[February 8, 2015|Crazy Quilt Imbrium]] </p><br />
<p><b>Tomorrow's LPOD:</b> [[February 10, 2015|Lunar Pyroclastics]] </p><br />
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<p align="center" class="main_titles"><b>Author & Editor:</b><br><br />
[mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com Charles A. Wood]</p><br />
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