Msg: 7047 *Conference*
04-02-97 19:22:30
From: TOM UPTON
To : RON WIESEN
Subj: REPLY TO MSG #7039 (SOL CENTRIC VIEW)
RON, GREAT SUGGESTIONS. I DO NOT ENVY YOU ONLY MONOCULAR VISION, BUT I HAVE NO SENSE OF SMELL -- WHICH CAN BE DISASTROUS (HOPE YOU APPRECIATE THE PLAY ON STARS IN THIS WORD). NO, I JUST WANT TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, MORE OR LESS. AS FOR THE 3-D POSITION OF THE STAR, LET'S SAY THAT SOL IS AT 100,100,100. THEN ALPHA CENTAURI IS 4.3 YEARS IN ITS DIRECTION, SIRIUS IN ITS DIRECTION. THE "BOX" IS THUS DETERMINED; LET'S PRETEND 104,100,100, WHICH ISN'T TRUE BY THE WAY. THE ADVANTAGE IN DEAD RECKONING IS THAT NO FURTHER TRIG IS NEEDED TO VIEW THE "BOX", IF LOOKED ON FROM THE 90 DEGREE POINTS. NOW, IF A VIEW FROM ANY PLACE IS WANTED, I STILL HAVE TO KNOW WHERE THE POINT IS, TO CALCULATE THE PERSPECTIVE. THE WHOLE PROCESS IS ANALOGOUS TO HAVING FURNITURE IN A CUBICAL ROOM, AND VIEWING IT FROM MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS. THE FURNITURE IS REPLACED BY DOTS. IT REALLY MAY NOT LOOK LIKE ANYTHING, WHEN DONE! YES, YOUR NOSE IDEA IS PRECISE, WITH THE PARALLAX VERY WIDE. JUST FINISHING LENT AND EASTER, SO MAY GET TO IT WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO -- I AM STILL OWING AN ADAPTATION OF "YUKON" A SOLITAIRE CARD GAME I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON. WILL COME BACK TO YOU THIS TIME NEXT WEEK. TOM