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The Suppression of UFO Technologies and Extraterrestrial Contact 385
tion of a telescope, the barely perceptible dynamics of heat (wind) movement
in the atmosphere causes a slight shimmering effect, and while the
broad features of a planetary image may be easily recognizable, any fine
detail is lost in an almost continual slight blurring. Ever so momentarily,
our atmospheric unsteadiness will cease for a second or two. At that precise
moment an astute telescopic observer will have a perfect seeing condition,
and be able to see in fine detail the planetary image 35 million
miles away. Yet these views last but a few seconds, making it extremely
difficult to obtain a distinct photograph. Furthermore, the only way that
the photographic evidence of the canals can be obtained is when the planet
is viewed directly overhead. These observations must be made from the
best suitable locations in our southern hemisphere.
Lowell made a special expedition to Chile in 1907 and obtained the
first photographic evidence of the canals. His successor, Dr. E. C. Slipher,
had better success in later years with observations from South Africa,
when camera equipment had improved considerably. The Martian canals
are seen on plates VI and XLVII in the book, The Photographic Story of
Mars, by E. C. Slipher. The edition I obtained was published by Northland
Press, Flagstaff, Arizona, in 1962.
The quality of photographs can always be debated by the establishment
scientist who denies everything he has not seen for himself. In reality, the
eye is superior in viewing telescopic images in detail, compared to the
photographic results when taking telescopic pictures of a planet 35 million
miles distant. Dr. Slipher stated in 1962, "The history of the canal
problem shows that every skilled observer who goes to the best available
site for his observations has had no great difficulty of seeing and convincing
himself of the reality of the canals. I am not aware of a single
exception to this." A fellow astronomer, Dr. Pettit, confirmed this visual
documentation, by reporting in 1953 that "there are moments when the
whole canal pattern can be seen on Mars."
Today's literature never fails to mention that the early Mariner probes
during the 1960's proved that the canals are non-existent, and that the controversy
over the Schiaparelli and Lowell evidence has been laid to rest.
It is true that no actual evidence of canals was released by NASA, but it
should be realized, that if the picture-taking cameras on those early probes
did photograph certain areas showing canals with sufficient clarity, the
evidence would not have been released anyway. The fact is, that until
Mariner 9, only a very small and unrepresentative fraction of the Martian
surface was photographed, and most of that, very poorly. Mariners 4, 6,
and 7 never even found the huge 2300-mile-long Valles Marineus canyon
on Mars, which is a natural formation. The fuzzy black and white photos
that were released to the public lacked any clarity whatsoever. We can get