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POPSFor Splendidus and all interested in photographing the moon Short article includes the following: Search the Web and you will certainly find something of interest. Here are two references to sources I found both educational and entertaining, and more than worth a prolonged visit. * Astrophotography with Digital Cameras by António Cidadão may be a little outdated, but is, nevertheless, very informative (and the laws of optics do not really change). It is a part of Antonio's amazing Lunar and Planetary Observation and CCD Imaging Home Page, where even ignorants like myself will want to spend quite a while. * There is a rather in-depth article on photographing a Moon with a digital camera, written by Jeremy McCreary and posted on his excellent dpFWIW Web site, a trove of information on digital photography. While I may argue on some minor technical points, the article remains a great source of information (like most of Jeremy's articles). Check it out by all means.
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POPSPalestine, Israel: Core Issues The coming Annapolis Conference does not make for exciting news at breakfast. However, the beginnings of agreeing a realistic agenda of the core issues is historically significant. Although there are few grounds for optimism that Annapolis will result in immediate progress, at least it is a first step, one marked by the Israeli desire to see the involvement of neighbouring states. Who knows? One day we may yet see a rising consensus towards a one-state solution, a joint Israel-Palestine nation. Maybe.