I am a part of the "Project Astro" program, where amateur astronomers are paired up with a science teacher to help teach several classes during the year. So today I made my second visit to two middle school science classes. I brought three of my telescopes, and some lenses, and a couple of mirrors, and this old Speed Graphic. The camera was to demonstrate the fact that the image formed by a lens is always upside down. They loved looking through this great old camera. And this student had it positioned perfectly for an interesting shot!
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Did you get to the part of the lesson where they learn if they look through the camera while doing a headstand the sky will be upright? BTW, is the upside down thing also true in the southern hemisphere?
What was wonderful is how smart these kids are. A few turned the camera upside down to see if that would make the image upright. And to answer your question, in Australia the images will be upright! EVERYONE knows that! :-)
Not all of us are old enough to have studied personally with Galileo.
Ken, I really like this photo. You can tell how smart they are by their smiles, their expressions. Great shot. I'm sure all of us would learn something from these children, you are right. How wonderful. Jackie
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