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Re: The Weather Channel's Moon is "Wrong"
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2006 Jun 28, 19:39 EDT
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2006 Jun 28, 19:39 EDT
Lu Abel wrote: "Aha, radars! But barely visible -- when Frank first posted the photo I looked at the masts and rigging for anything anomalous (eg, flags and radar reflectors) but totally missed seeing the radar domes against the while masts." Yes, exactly. Radars. "Interestingly, it looks as if both schooners have their fore topmasts removed." Yeah, I don't know why. I'll ask among the schooner bums next time I'm in Mystic and see if anyone knows a reason. -FER 42.0N 87.7W, or 41.4N 72.1W. www.HistoricalAtlas.com/lunars
