An Astronomer Solves a 70-Year-Old Ansel Adams Mystery
Ansel Adams was a genius with a camera , but he was n’t so great about use up Federal Reserve note . The famed 20th century landscapephotographerdid not keep thrifty record of the date he take his photos , lead to some debate over the origin full point of certain epitome , includingDenali and Wonder Lake(below ) , taken inDenali National Parkin Alaska sometime in the recent 1940s . To settle a debate about when the photograph ( known asMount McKinley and Wonder Lakeuntil the mountain ’s name was officially changed in 2015 ) was take , Texas State University astronomerDonald Olsonlooked to the sky , using astronomical lead to determine the exact date , prison term , and location it was shot ....