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by Bret Webster » Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:31 am
by JohnD » Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:04 am
Bret Webster wrote:johndmura wrote:Astro Pic for May 19 description is totally bogus ! John - I thought I might learn something if I asked why you think the narrative is "bogus"?
johndmura wrote:Astro Pic for May 19 description is totally bogus !
by rstevenson » Mon Aug 30, 2010 6:48 pm
photoz wrote:This photo appears to be a faked composite. ...
by photoz » Mon Aug 30, 2010 6:33 pm
by neufer » Sun May 23, 2010 9:27 pm
beyond wrote: Now----about this light from the milky Way - is't it true that our human eyes can only see the small part of visible light in the middle of the spectrum, so most of the light in the milky way goes unnoticed
beyond wrote:Well then, we humans seem to be about the same as a one-eyed bat without his Echo system so we must be missing most of what goes on in our lovely Milky Way. No wonder we do not understand very much about anything. The EYES have it, but we do not have the eyes. Alas poor Yorlick, we can hardly see ya
by Beyond » Sun May 23, 2010 7:35 pm
by Bret Webster » Sun May 23, 2010 6:30 pm
neufer wrote:[quote="bystander"]沙漠 沙漠寶
by neufer » Sun May 23, 2010 6:24 pm
by Bret Webster » Sun May 23, 2010 6:20 pm
bystander wrote:沙漠 沙漠寶
by bystander » Sun May 23, 2010 5:40 pm
by Bret Webster » Sun May 23, 2010 5:28 pm
by neufer » Sun May 23, 2010 5:10 pm
by wonderboy » Sun May 23, 2010 3:26 pm
by bystander » Sun May 23, 2010 3:21 pm
by Bret Webster » Sun May 23, 2010 3:03 pm
wonderboy wrote:Bret Webster wrote:Mosbycuz3tr wrote:Not that I believe in them, but don't alien buffs cite the next to last figure as a prehistoric astronaut visitor? What are some more sane and sober archaeological musings? I wanted to respond this central question! This question just begs at you constantly when you're at the site..."Why?"...particularly hanging there waiting for the sun to go down with the panel to keep you company. My main observations about this question are: a. The Great Gallery is meant to be seen from distance around the canyon floor. The pictographs are large. b. They have an intimidating aspect to them as if to say "Beware! There are great powers here and danger for you!" Note the dark apparitions to the side of the Holy Ghost - they reminded me of "Dementors"! If you view the entire Great Gallery (see reference sites in narrative) the images seem cautionary and often chilling - note this image http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000VLBUC444Gow/s which seems to say "This will be YOU if you go any further!". c. The pictographs have an incredible amount of artistic skill applied...much more than the typical (and much younger) Anasazi and Fremont images around the Colorado Plateau. Someone spent a LOT of time on this creation and cared a lot about how it looked. My rather watery conclusions are then: 1. Homage to Deity - Honor their God(s) - Supplicate the Great Powers - Get help for the future 2. Intimidate Intruders - "You are entering an area of great power and danger - think twice before acting up around here!" 3. Decoration - "Honey I love what you've done with the front room" 4. All the above I've settled on a best guess that is all the above: 1-3 above. But I realize and enjoy the fact that this speculation could be laughably wrong! Bret Hey Bret, I for one like the photo, who cares if there was a slight mistake. Anyway what you should do is visit RJN's APOD inspired short story post and let loose some of your stories, i think its good to hear about people out in the field and their experiences, sitting in caves in Horseshoe canyons or san juan rivers or wherever the hell they are. Paul.
Bret Webster wrote:Mosbycuz3tr wrote:Not that I believe in them, but don't alien buffs cite the next to last figure as a prehistoric astronaut visitor? What are some more sane and sober archaeological musings? I wanted to respond this central question! This question just begs at you constantly when you're at the site..."Why?"...particularly hanging there waiting for the sun to go down with the panel to keep you company. My main observations about this question are: a. The Great Gallery is meant to be seen from distance around the canyon floor. The pictographs are large. b. They have an intimidating aspect to them as if to say "Beware! There are great powers here and danger for you!" Note the dark apparitions to the side of the Holy Ghost - they reminded me of "Dementors"! If you view the entire Great Gallery (see reference sites in narrative) the images seem cautionary and often chilling - note this image http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000VLBUC444Gow/s which seems to say "This will be YOU if you go any further!". c. The pictographs have an incredible amount of artistic skill applied...much more than the typical (and much younger) Anasazi and Fremont images around the Colorado Plateau. Someone spent a LOT of time on this creation and cared a lot about how it looked. My rather watery conclusions are then: 1. Homage to Deity - Honor their God(s) - Supplicate the Great Powers - Get help for the future 2. Intimidate Intruders - "You are entering an area of great power and danger - think twice before acting up around here!" 3. Decoration - "Honey I love what you've done with the front room" 4. All the above I've settled on a best guess that is all the above: 1-3 above. But I realize and enjoy the fact that this speculation could be laughably wrong! Bret
Mosbycuz3tr wrote:Not that I believe in them, but don't alien buffs cite the next to last figure as a prehistoric astronaut visitor? What are some more sane and sober archaeological musings?
by wonderboy » Sun May 23, 2010 1:02 pm
by wonderboy » Sun May 23, 2010 12:44 pm
johndmura wrote:This picture and its caption are a hoax
by johndmura » Thu May 20, 2010 11:43 pm
by Chris Peterson » Thu May 20, 2010 9:49 pm
neufer wrote:What about most of the light from the Milky Way? Wouldn't it come mostly from very young bright stars?
by neufer » Thu May 20, 2010 7:29 pm
Chris Peterson wrote:Eclectic Man wrote:Um, how old is the sandstone? It could also be billions of years old. Canyonlands sandstone was deposited in several episodes, from about 300 million years ago to about 65 million years ago. Most of the stars are much older than that.
Eclectic Man wrote:Um, how old is the sandstone? It could also be billions of years old.
by Eclectic Man » Thu May 20, 2010 7:18 pm
by wonderboy » Thu May 20, 2010 2:38 pm
Mousetrail wrote:The ancient signs on this earth that can only be read from the air are unmistakeable. Some thing, or sombody, flew over this earth thousands of years ago. There is a resemblance in the Ghost Panel figures and the rock drawings in the Coso Mountain Range at China Lake Navel Station, California. Since the animal drawings there are so correct, it is hard for me to believe that the aborigines suddenly switched from painting what they saw to painting human shaped objects from their imagination. I believe they were "visited" by what was alien to them at the time and they painted what they saw.
by Bret Webster » Thu May 20, 2010 2:30 pm
owlice wrote:bystander wrote:Nice shot, Bret. Congratulations on your APOD. And welcome to the Asterisk*. Hope we see more of your work. Yes, welcome, Bret! (Hiya!) Another of Bret's images can be seen on this thread.
bystander wrote:Nice shot, Bret. Congratulations on your APOD. And welcome to the Asterisk*. Hope we see more of your work.
by Bret Webster » Thu May 20, 2010 2:00 pm
by owlice » Thu May 20, 2010 12:33 pm
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