08-25-2003, 03:09 PM | #1 |
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08-25-2003, 03:16 PM | #2 |
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looks neat, but are you sure it's authentic?
I mean the area is darker than any other non-populated area or even the sea. Why is that?
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08-25-2003, 03:27 PM | #4 |
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It's also not really accurate. Detroit, which was comfortably in the blackout area, shows up as illuminated...
I suspect some nicely thought out photo editing.
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08-25-2003, 03:34 PM | #5 |
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bah! off to yell at my co-worker [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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08-25-2003, 03:35 PM | #6 |
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second time I've seen that one today, not even a good photoshop job (I'd have at least made the blackout area the right color black. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Here's some real ones: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/s2015.htm |
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08-25-2003, 03:44 PM | #8 |
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Here are the REAL and official images from NOAA:
20 Hours BEFORE the blackout: 7 Hours AFTER blackout: [ 08-25-2003, 03:45 PM: Message edited by: Ziroc ] |
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