{"id":460,"date":"2010-09-23T00:07:55","date_gmt":"2010-09-22T16:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tvsmith.my\/?p=460"},"modified":"2011-03-22T17:12:39","modified_gmt":"2011-03-22T09:12:39","slug":"full-moon-the-wolves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tvsmith.net.my\/blog\/full-moon-the-wolves\/","title":{"rendered":"Full Moon & The Wolves"},"content":{"rendered":"

My fascination with heavenly bodies began back in Form 4 or Form 5. I can’t remember exactly but it was during the time I joined my school’s astronomy club. Armed with a telescope and a tattered constellation chart, we made regular outings to Lake Gardens and other dark places.<\/p>\n

For many of the boys, the principal objective was to get close to the gamma virginis. Somehow, there was something appealing in a Form 6 girl who had just graduated from full pinafore to a skirt and starched shirt.<\/p>\n

As always, there were a few nerds who were actually into planets and other celestial objects. The guy who can pick out Venus or memorised the names of the Greek Gods was appointed Geek God.<\/p>\n

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Good Moon Hunting With Samsung Galaxy S<\/p><\/div>\n

But who needs a constellation chart these days? With Google Sky Map<\/a> installed on a Android phone, you can identify any planetary object in any weather, with pin-point accuracy.<\/p>\n

The program is able to do this because it calculates the view based on your GPS-detected location. It also makes use of the phone’s 3-axis accelerometer and compass to change the sky view as you move the phone about.<\/p>\n

During the full moon earlier tonight, I knew exactly where the shy moon was hiding. All I had to do was to point the camera in its direction and wait for the clouds to clear (as in pic above)<\/em>. By the way, Gamma Virginis is a star in the constellation Virgo.<\/p>\n

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