this appears to be real?
thoughts?

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070205.html

That fucking rules. I've never seen a comet. :(

now you have

Pictures don't count.

that's fake as shit.

hah...I didn't even see the lightning, I just saw "comet" and got all nerd-excited.

hungtableed said:

You're such a nay-sayer...always saying nay.

Its not real, at least not taken at the same time.
Looks like an HDR merge.

It's pretty bullshit though...

nay

pam said:

case in point.

YOU CANT SEE SHIT FOR STARS OR COMETS IN HEAVILY SETTLED AREAS WITH LOTS OF LIGHT POLLUTION

that is wild...

hungtableed said:

fake on nasa.gov?........

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html

2007 February 05: Comet Between Fireworks and Lightning

yeah, I was going to search for it, but decided to brush my teeth instead.
some of those pictures on their are composed of more than one shot and fuax-colored.

digitally enhanced of course, but not necessarily fake.

one of the best techniques for shooting galaxies is to take 3+ shots with a star tracking mount, and merge them together. you can get galaxy shots with your 70-200mm. if you look at a nebula far off and think "wow, that looks cool. I would love to see that", but a lot of the shots are taking IR, Xray, and other things we just can't see.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061208.html

the_reverend said:



grammar police, where are they? They's coming ta throw ya in da gulag.

yeah, it's definately enhanced, looks like a few images mended together.

Some of those images on the NASA site are incredible, but then I unconsciously add, "...and you will never get to go there and neither will any human who will ever live." to the end of each description.

Umm... am I the only one who noticed that the clouds are illuminated by the fireworks only on the left side of the image?

Why is the lightning not casting a reflection on the water?

I've seen moon landings faked better than this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fucking_Niggers

That website 'Astronomy Picture of the Day' kicks ass...

"The above image is actually a three photograph panorama digitally processed to reduce red reflections from the exploding firework."