When People Ask Me to Predict the Next Airplane Accident

"For Sweden" (rallybeetle) 03/28/2018 at 11:56 • Filed to: Spacelopnik, Space, We're all going to die

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So Shiney. So Chrome! So Frunky > For Sweden 03/28/2018 at 12:04

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Too bad there isn’t a prize involved. Like when we all could have won a free taco when MIR re-entered.

For Sweden > So Shiney. So Chrome! So Frunky 03/28/2018 at 12:05

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Give it a day until Panda Express gives away free Chinese food.

WilliamsSW > For Sweden 03/28/2018 at 12:07

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Laughs, thinking he’s at 44 degrees north, goes to Google Maps and realizes he’s at 42 degrees north.

O shit

ttyymmnn > For Sweden 03/28/2018 at 12:09

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Paging Dr. Heisenberg. Dr. Heisenberg to the front, please.

OPPOsaurus WRX > For Sweden 03/28/2018 at 12:10

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You should reply with ‘when I’m good and ready’

Maxima Speed > For Sweden 03/28/2018 at 12:11

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The top picture irritates me. Its not a real photo. I don’t think there is any way that stars would be visible while looking at the sun from orbit.

For Sweden > Maxima Speed 03/28/2018 at 12:14

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Are you accusing it of being Fake News?

thejustache > Maxima Speed 03/28/2018 at 12:20

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HDR photo? There is a difference between “real” and “matches what can be seen by the human eye”... but I tend to agree with you here

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > For Sweden 03/28/2018 at 13:58

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I’m well above 42.8N, so nothing for me to worry about.

Justin Hughes > For Sweden 03/28/2018 at 14:06

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So, like, only half the planet. Great.

Maxima Speed > thejustache 03/28/2018 at 14:15

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My guess is that is is a mashup of different photo’s, It could be a camera but I’m pretty sure there is to much light pollution on the day side to be able to do that.

thejustache > Maxima Speed 03/28/2018 at 14:32

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Looking at an Exposure Value chart deep space/nebulas are at -7 and full sun is 16, which makes it a 24 stop difference. The highest rated sensor I could find referenced in some quick googling was a Sony video sensor that had a 21 stop dynamic range. Close, but no cigar. Most nice digital cameras seem to have 12-15 stops.

So yeah, it’s probably a combination of images as you said. In another couple years we’ll probably have a camera that could take that picture in one shot, but even then it would never look “natural” to the human eye.

Vítor > For Sweden 03/28/2018 at 14:32

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“Between the 43º North and 43º South latitudes” so everything between Patagonia and the Great Lakes, aka most of the world

For Sweden > Vítor 03/28/2018 at 15:03

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Everywhere that could be under its orbit.