Keep watching the stars, Quincy
September 13, 2005 11:11 AM Subscribe
Forensic Astronomy is the practice of using astronomy in legal cases to find the exact lighting conditions existing during a crime. It was used in a case in 1857 by a U.S. President. Lately, forensic astronomers are using their practice to find out all sorts of things. One astronomer has recently figured out just when exactly the Autumn Moon rose over the High Sierra. This Thursday, should you happen to find yourself at Glacier Point, you can see exactly what Ansel saw.
Neat post.
posted by interrobang at 12:41 PM on September 13, 2005
posted by interrobang at 12:41 PM on September 13, 2005
I remember the Raymond Massey movie Abe Lincoln in Illinois that had that episode.
posted by Danf at 2:40 PM on September 13, 2005
posted by Danf at 2:40 PM on September 13, 2005
It was used in a case in 1857 by a U.S. President.
... a future president, you mean.
There's a whole book about that trial, if people are interested, called Moonlight. I read it a few years ago.
posted by LeLiLo at 12:03 AM on September 14, 2005
... a future president, you mean.
There's a whole book about that trial, if people are interested, called Moonlight. I read it a few years ago.
posted by LeLiLo at 12:03 AM on September 14, 2005
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