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A Fairy Tale on the Workings of a Digital Camera Seamus Parsons was a long lost cousin of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse. Now, William Parsons was famous for his ' Great' 72-inch reflecting telescope known as the 'Leviathan of Parsonstown' , which he used to study the then mysterious objects known as nebulae. Seamus on the other hand, although a somewhat eccentric but gifted scientist, was…
The Story of Father Pietro Angelo Secchi: Jesuit Priest & God's Astronomer Pope Francis I On the 13th of March 2013, Jorge Mario Bergoglio (1936-) became Pope Francis I, and thus began his reign as the Bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church - a man known, like the Saint whose name he takes for his humility and his wish to help the poor and afflicted of all faiths. His election as the…
True Tales of Adventure, Adversity & Triumph - Another ' Longitude ' Only Much Much ... Better!!! The 'Catchers of the Light' tells the true stories of the men and women who first photographed the heavens. Their lives are ones full of adventure, adversity and triumph - which would test the abilities of even the best author or screenwriter to recreate as a work of fiction. Sadly their names are…
'Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction' The British television drama - 'Downton Abbey ' is one of the most popular series ever produced and has a worldwide following of millions of viewers, glued to their TVs, DVD players, PCs, Laptops and iPads eagerly awaiting the latest exploits of its characters - with their tales of love, death, war and the like, yet it is still a work of fiction or is it? Is there…
Mistress of the Real 'Downton Abbey' Born: 21st July 1813, Heaton Hall, Heaton, Yorkshire, England Died: 22nd July 1885, 10 Connaught Place, Kensington, London, England The popular British drama series 'Downton Abbey' has captured the hearts of audiences across the globe, with its story of a rich heiress who married an Earl, in order that both his ancestral line and his landed estate should be…
The 'Comet Man' Born: 31st August 1821, Marylebone, Middlesex, England Died: 4th November 1915, Dorking, Surrey, England In the late summer of 1858 a ' Great Comet' appeared which was so bright it could easily be seen in broad daylight; people were awed by it, artists painted it and the great astronomers of the day tried to photograph it. The famous Astrophotographer, Warren de La Rue attempted to…
The following is a list of resouces and links relating to the History of Astrophotography : History of Astrophotography Books History of Astrophotography - Pioneers History of Astrophotography - Photographs History of Astrophotography - Origins of Astrophotography History of Astrophotography - Lunar Astrophotography History of Astrophotography - Solar Astrophotography History of Astrophotography -…
Buy the eBook or Printed Book - at the 'Catchers of the Light' shop. Here are some recent comments made by those who have purchased the 'Catchers of the Light': "What a unique book this is. Read and go with Dr. Hughes on a magical journey to the stars. How refreshing to read something so completely new and not get the feeling that you have read it all before. The author's painstaking research,…
'The Venusian' Born 8th of June 1862, Oslo, Norway. Died: 30th November 1931, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Alfred Rordame was the first person to photograph features on the cloud shrouded planet Venus. He arrived in America in about 1880. He had been born on the 8th of June 1862 in Akershus, near Oslo, Norway, the son of Jacob Rordame and his wife Karoline Simmonsen. The first mention of him in…
'The Optician' Born: 30th March 1879, Jaani's Place, Lounakula, Naissaar, Estonia Died: 1st December 1935, Hamburg, Germany Bernhard Voldemar Schmidt was without doubt one of the greatest opticians of all time. Almost every amateur has seen or used a telescope which owes its design to Schmidt's invention. The concept of Schmidt's design is simple, and in many ways too simple, something which may…
