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Public Star Party, Griffith Observatory

Posted on | September 7, 2008 | 4 Comments

Saturday Night Public Star Party, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, California Saturday Night Public Star Party, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, California

After last week’s photo shoot at the Pasadena City Hall, I realized that words can only describe so much to the viewer. So in an effort to add to the viewer-experience on this website, I’m going to try adding ambient sound to my posts whenever possible. I picked up an Olympus DS-30 digital recorder from Radio Shack and briefly tested it at home before heading to the Griffith Observatory on Saturday night for the Los Angeles Astronomical Society Public Star Party.

I’m still experimenting to see which recording settings work best for different situations, but I got some good moments of dialogue with this astronomer explaining to me why half moon light is better for viewing details through a telescope than a full moon. The actual recording of this particular segment was nearly eight minutes long and I ended up with about six different sections that are usable. Perhaps I’ll find a use for those other clips eventually.

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4 Responses to “Public Star Party, Griffith Observatory”

  1. Sherri Meyer
    September 7th, 2008 @ 6:26 am

    This is way cool Richard! It makes me feel like I am actually there.

  2. Richard Wong
    September 7th, 2008 @ 10:13 am

    Thanks Sherri.

  3. Gary Crabbe / Enlightened Images
    September 10th, 2008 @ 8:25 am

    That’s very cool, Richard. It certainly adds a new level to bring the ambient atmosphere alive. (hehe – he said ‘atmoshpere’. – pun.)

  4. Richard Wong
    September 10th, 2008 @ 10:50 am

    Thanks Gary. That’s funny.

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