Stan, I've gotten very decent images with this camera and lens combo (see http://www.pbase.com/pegsam/moon_series), so I think this is from refraction. There was a lot of crude in the air which may have accentuated the effect. Sam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan Gorodenski" <stan_gorodenski@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 9:22 AM Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Sunspot > Interesting how the bottom half of the sun is elongated to the horizon. > Is this from increased refraction of the atmosphere or something to do > with the camera? > Stan >> > -- > See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please > send personal replies to the author, not the list. > > -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.