Surrounding mountains

[Photo: view towards azimuth 140 to 170 degrees / 140 170 ]

[Image: GIS version of last.]

Photo: towards azimuth 140 to 170 degrees. Arrow points to Mabolasi Shan. Image: GRASS GIS digital elevation model analysis, color varies with distance. My viewshed analysis.

View towards the east from a slightly higher position. Photo, GIS image: color varies by elevation. Makefile and comments

[Photo: Looking south past Tianleng]

Photo: Looking south, from azimuth 155 to 205, across the valley of Dajia Xi (river). The mountains are 5 km. away and all belong to Fuxing Cun, Xinshe Xiang, Taizhong County.

Of the several star tracks visible, the brightest is that of Canopus. Astronomy programs confirm it starts at azimuth 191 deg., elevation 12 deg., before rotating left off the edge of this all night exposure:

Sky List: 3/24/2001 19:24:00 UTC+8
Name    Cns     Dec        Az        Alt    VMag Type
Canopus Car -52:41:45.0 190:56:35  11:37:35 -0.7 Star

M-750 air route passes northwest of me

Dan Jacobson

Last modified: 2006-06-16 09:31:29 +0800