An new view and plenty to check out. The narrow bit of Wolfe Island allows for a view of the US channel and the lakers. Plus, there is a view to the east of Wolfe Island over Fort Henry that I think is the US shore but I have to figure that out. Neatest of all is a layer of horizon (B) that fades in and out that I think are the high hills behind Syracuse. It is distinct from the nearer hill behind Watertown horizon (A). If Gary had a spot light around Homer, NY on I-81 we could send morse code messages.
Previous south zoomings here and here.
Update:
So it looks like to the left in the picture second from the top looking over RMC you have Howe Island (Ont.) and then Grindstone Island (N.Y.) and then to the left Hickory Island (Ont.) and the shore west of Clayton (N.Y.) beyond. Neato. Here are the details as I have them guestimated today:
Comments
gr - December 25, 2006 10:20 PM
Must be a high floor if you can see 200 miles to my house.
Gordo - December 25, 2006 10:39 PM
Not bad at all. Too bad the weather has been so overcast and gloomy of late.
Alan - December 26, 2006 2:44 AM
Piece of cake. The record is well over 600 miles. I just need to find a calculator that figures out what is the elevation that can be seen from a 17th story. The even neater thing is some irregularity in the eastern horizon which makes me think there may be some eastern Adirondack peaks in view.
Alan - December 26, 2006 2:53 AM
<p><center><a href="images/2006i/wolfe8.JPG"><img src="images/2006i/wolfe8a.JPG" vspace="15"></a></center><p>Maybe a sharper view of the east. Click. A dry sunny day will no doubt enhance this a lot. That second darker land to the right on the flag side might be a point off Wolfe Island which would make it and the similarly dark point to the right the gap between Wolfe and Howe Islands in between which a bunch of stuff might be seen.
gorthos - December 26, 2006 8:43 AM
I have a good set of bushnell spotting binocs I should lend you. I have a crummy telescope too but it is pretty unwieldy.
OFFICIALLY.. it is snowing like a real winter day as of 7:30 am here at casa Gorthos.
Gordo - December 26, 2006 9:32 AM
What building did you take these from, Alan?
It's still snowing here at Casa Campbell. Whoo Hoo! Finally!
Alan - December 26, 2006 9:56 AM
Building?!? I don't need no stinking building. I got a jet-pack for Christmas!
Alan - December 26, 2006 10:29 AM
Science has answered the call.
Alan - December 26, 2006 10:34 AM
Add the miracle of topographic mapping and I may figure this out.
Alan - December 26, 2006 3:02 PM
<center><a href="images/2006i/wolfe10.JPG"><img src="images/2006i/wolfe10a.JPG" vspace="10"></a></center><p>Grindstone has a higher elevation than Howe. I also noticed below that there should be three lighthouses in a row along this view, the farthest being at Bartlett Point NY just to the east of the Antique Boat Museum, both noted in the pictures below:<p><center><a href="images/2006i/wolfe11.JPG"><img src="images/2006i/wolfe11a.JPG" vspace="10"></a><p><a href="images/2006i/wolfe12.JPG"><img src="images/2006i/wolfe12a.JPG" vspace="10"></a></center><p>
gorthos - December 27, 2006 10:22 AM
Now use the jetpack at night to take photos and use teh lights to guide you and teh stars via that gold sextant you got for Xmas
Alan - December 27, 2006 10:41 AM
The first light is easily visible in the daytime. It is that white square on the right-most blue line in the photo second next above. But they did not operate. Saving electricity while the St. Lawrence is closed? But I saw a laker the other day.
gorthos - December 27, 2006 12:13 PM
I have a dilemna where I live. WHen I go running at night I can see the glow from 5 municipal centres all within 40 kilometers of my home. There is a 6th that lights up the sky that has the potential for being another that is much farther away yet much smaller than any of the others yet has the same apparent brightness as Trenton Ontario which is, oh, 10 times the size. I keep taking my good trusry orienteering compass with me, taking readings, but damned if I can identify it within logic and reason. Mayhap Shannonville secretly houses a hidden UFO base or uranium enriching facility in the woods somewhere?
Candace - December 27, 2006 6:59 PM
? Why did I think you lived in Vancouver ? or did you just move and I missed it?
Alan - December 27, 2006 8:33 PM
Wow. I have no idea. I have been there for a couple of days in 1999 and that is about it. Maybe you were looking in on the Trevor Greene conversation. He and a bunch of other undergrad pals are in Vancouver.