# Corliss 1987: Remarkable Photograph Of The Marfa Light (Science Frontiers No. 51)

> William R. Corliss, 1987. 4 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Newsletter item of May–June 1987 describing James Crocker's time exposure of a light…

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# Remarkable Photograph Of The Marfa Light

William R. Corliss, 1987. _Science Frontiers 51, May–June 1987_.

A short item in William Corliss's anomalies newsletter. It describes a time exposure of a light taken by James Crocker in September 1986, about 10 miles into Mitchell Flat south of Highway 90, with a tripod-mounted SLR, a 50 mm lens at f/1.8 and EL 400 colour film, for under three minutes, with three other observers present; lights at the upper right are thought to be cars on Route 67 about 10 miles away. The online page shows the photograph, credited © James Crocker.

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## What it's used for here

Newsletter item of May–June 1987 describing James Crocker's time exposure of a light on Mitchell Flat in September 1986, with the photograph on its web page credited to Crocker.

## Cited by on this site 4 records

[James Crocker's time exposure of a light on Mitchell Flat, September 1986](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/artifacts/ART0DCNYRH0SSWM/james-crockers-time-exposure-of-a-light-on-mitchell-flat)

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[James Crocker's time exposure of a light on Mitchell Flat, September 1986: photograph](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/copies/CPY0DCNZCK7YSZE/james-crockers-time-exposure-of-a-light-on-mitchell-flat)

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[James Crocker photographs a light on Mitchell Flat in a time exposure](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/events/EVT0DCNZN0Y12GP/james-crocker-photographs-a-light-on-mitchell-flat-in-a-time)

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## Cite it

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Corliss, W. R. (1987). Remarkable Photograph Of The Marfa Light. Science Frontiers 51, May–June 1987. https://www.science-frontiers.com/sf051/sf051g13.htm
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