Happy Fourth of July!!

Cadaverous Pallor · 07-04-2007, 10:22 PM

We walked up the overpass at La Veta, which is the highest point for miles that isn't a building. Some other locals showed as well. We could see tons of local shows and backyard pyro, all along the horizon. Disneyland's fireworks were visible, but all red, probably due to smoke and distance (not far enough away for a red shift

). Fun!

Alex · 07-04-2007, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

but all red, probably due to smoke and distance (not far enough away for a red shift

). Fun!

Sounds like a cool spot to watch from. Did something similar my summer in Kodiak though there was only one show to see. But it was surreal to see when so completely isolated as where we were.

On another (much geekier) note, red shift has nothing to do with distance -- it is the principal behind very local radar guns used by police -- but rather the velocity at which something is moving away from you. So, since you and Disneyland were not moving in relation to each other, there'd be no red shift regardless of how far away Disneyland was. Told it you was a geekier note.

07-04-2007, 10:22 PM	#1
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	We walked up the overpass at La Veta, which is the highest point for miles that isn't a building. Some other locals showed as well. We could see tons of local shows and backyard pyro, all along the horizon. Disneyland's fireworks were visible, but all red, probably due to smoke and distance (not far enough away for a red shift ). Fun! __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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