  The conventional discussion of apparent distortions of space and time in
Special Relativity (the Lorentz-Fitzgerald Contraction and Time Dilatation) is
extended by considering observations of : (i) moving objects of limited
lifetime in their own rest frame (`transient luminous objects') and (ii) a
moving extended array of synchronised `equivalent clocks' in a common inertial
frame. Application of the Lorentz Transformation to (i) shows that such
objects, viewed with coarse time resolution, appear to be longer in the
direction of the relative velocity $\vec{v}$ by a factor $1/\sqrt{1-(v/c)^2}$
(Space Dilatation) and to (ii) that the moving equivalent clock that appears at
any fixed position in the rest frame of an inertial observer appears to be
running faster than a similar clock at rest by the factor $1/\sqrt{1-(v/c)^2}$
(Time Contraction).
  The actual appearance of moving objects and clocks, taking into account light
propagation time delays, as well as the effect of the Lorentz Transformation,
is also discussed.
