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del88 · 04-12-2010, 08:46

Just reading up about the US military's secretive X-37B unmanned spaceplane....looking at two photos on http://www.dailymail.co.uk.....
there seemed to be a difference in size in relation to the people in the photos.......

which one is right

**5uspect** · 04-12-2010, 11:08

I presume quite a long telephoto lens was used and these can compact perspective making depth appear shallow. This results in foreground and background appearing closer in size that our eyes are used to. A typical telephoto lens is about 200 to 500mm focal lenght while our eyes are around 50mm.

If you look closely you'll notice the tall guys face mask in line with the Boeing and USAF logos in both shots.

Coriolanus · 05-12-2010, 13:13

I hadn't realised it was unmanned, but admittedly I skimmed the article on the Beeb.
Interesting stuff though.

**5uspect** · 05-12-2010, 13:53

Yeah it's pretty cool if a bit sinister due to all the military secrecy.
7 months is pretty impressive. From a science perspective the ability to launch experiments into microgravity and return them in such a manner is great, especially if the cost is low.

**Capt'n Midnight** · 05-12-2010, 14:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by 5uspect

especially if the cost is low.

US military , originally designed to be launched inside the space shuttle

Neither are good indicators of being cheap

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04-12-2010, 11:08	#2
5uspect Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Back from Abroad. Posts: 8,109 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Digital Art & Design	I presume quite a long telephoto lens was used and these can compact perspective making depth appear shallow. This results in foreground and background appearing closer in size that our eyes are used to. A typical telephoto lens is about 200 to 500mm focal lenght while our eyes are around 50mm. If you look closely you'll notice the tall guys face mask in line with the Boeing and USAF logos in both shots.

05-12-2010, 13:13	#3
Coriolanus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 4,807 Adverts \| Friends	I hadn't realised it was unmanned, but admittedly I skimmed the article on the Beeb. Interesting stuff though.

05-12-2010, 13:53	#4
5uspect Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Back from Abroad. Posts: 8,109 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Digital Art & Design	Yeah it's pretty cool if a bit sinister due to all the military secrecy. 7 months is pretty impressive. From a science perspective the ability to launch experiments into microgravity and return them in such a manner is great, especially if the cost is low.