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Space05us is offline Space05us
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Nov 2001
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My mom got this in an email today and I eyed it with some suspicion. I say its fake. my reason, the area where the blackout occured is black, unlike the rest of the unlit areas which are a blue-grey color. What do you guys think?

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Kuciwalker is offline Kuciwalker
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fake
Asher is offline Asher
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It is fake as far as I can tell. NASA released some photos of the affected area a while ago, and still quite a few lights were on due to geneerators.

And how everything is jet black rather than a deep blue...
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definitely fake
Ted Striker is offline Ted Striker
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that's a pretty bad fake
Spiffor is offline Spiffor
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Nov 2001
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The colours on these kind of pics are reworked by nasa before being shipped to public use anyways. It is somehow possible they emhasized the blackout zone using jet black there.

But I'd also rather go with fake.

Edit: definitely a fake actually. The image is quite smooth, but if you look at the borders of the blackout zone, you'll see they are sharp. A black zone has definitely been spraypainted on the image with Paint Shop Pro
PLATO is offline PLATO
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Dec 2002
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  Old Post 24-08-2003 10:25
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No doubt a fake
Ted Striker is offline Ted Striker
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JohnT is offline JohnT
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Mar 1999
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Thanks for providing us the real image Ted

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Shi Huangdi is offline Shi Huangdi
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http://www.breakthechain.org/exclus...lackoutsat.html
Kuciwalker is offline Kuciwalker
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Wow, that was quick.
Anun Ik Oba is offline Anun Ik Oba
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Sep 1999
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  Old Post 24-08-2003 10:50
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Definately fake: Detroit isn't on fire in that one.
Space05us is offline Space05us
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yay for the spiffster!

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Thanks Space
And BTW, I love that you have kept this quote in your sig. The thread was sadly deleted before we could have any serious discussion on the matter

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Nov 2001
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yeah, I copied what you said and then went to reply and poof, thread was gone.
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That happens alot around here.

Anyone wonder where the offensive joke thread went?
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Ming saw it.
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I like Ted's picture better
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@ Ted...
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Who is that guy anyway?
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@ Ted

The picture is edited from this image:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap001127.html

Besides, it can't possibly be real, not with that date and time attached anyway, because at 23:15 EST it would have been 19:15 in Alaska and around sunset. The upper-left corner should have been in daylight:
http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/unc...d=2476948.34564
mrmitchell is offline mrmitchell
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Fake...and the SOBs didn't even try. The black versus blue, the no generators...in addition to the fact that you can get real pictures straight from NASA anyways.
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Fake. The light coverage even in huge cities is relatively low.
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Real.

Well, someone has to disagree, right?

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quote:
 Originally posted by Alex
Real.

Well, someone has to disagree, right?


Alex proves he is a true apolytoner!!

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Nov 2001
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quote:
 Originally posted by mrmitchell
Fake...and the SOBs didn't even try. The black versus blue, the no generators...in addition to the fact that you can get real pictures straight from NASA anyways.

I've looked for them but didn't find them actually. Do you have a link ?
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