Starship Asterisk*

starnut wrote:

aristarchusinexile wrote: Well, don't you think apod should clearly identify the composites so we'll know they're not genuine, like this one for instance?
I mean, I don't like guesswork.

Well, it is obviously a composite, so why point out the obvious in the explanation? No guesswork needed!

Gary

What's obvious about it? 8)

The composite is centered on the Galapagos Islands, an obvious reference to the evolution of the telescope.

The distortion of the dishes is cool. It looks like the clay sagged before they got them into the kiln. The curved Hubble should prove useful in capturing light rays that have been bent by strong gravitational fields. Each observatory dome appears to have received a head upgrade, too.

aristarchusinexile wrote: Well, don't you think apod should clearly identify the composites so we'll know they're not genuine, like this one for instance?
I mean, I don't like guesswork.

Well, it is obviously a composite, so why point out the obvious in the explanation? No guesswork needed!

Gary

Indigo_Sunrise wrote:Who cares if it's a composite? The description and the included links are what you (viewers/readers in general, not you specifically) should be following/perusing.

Well, don't you think apod should clearly identify the composites so we'll know they're not genuine, like this one for instance?
I mean, I don't like guesswork.

Who cares if it's a composite? The description and the included links are what you (viewers/readers in general, not you specifically) should be following/perusing.

I have a vague, uneasy feeling this photo is a composite.

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090403.html
I started watching the web cast and had trouble backing out! I hope it was just a glitch.

Orin