Starship Asterisk*

I just realized something that debunks the aperture theory: The photographer's shadow extends outside the circle, without being significantly darker or brighter than inside the circle. The shadow isn't being cast by light pouring through an aperture; it comes from another source. Which lends more to...

I agree with the aperture people... The range is small (<10 feet) so it's not the Glory -- the Glory occurs by scattering of particles in the air over a large space., all at an angle directly back at you, by particles in the air in front. There's not enough space between the photographer and the sou...