Comments on: The Big Picture: Antarctica http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/12/the-big-picture-antarctica/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:41:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Gradzoople Bonk http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/12/the-big-picture-antarctica/comment-page-1/#comment-134157 Gradzoople Bonk Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/12/the-big-picture-antarctica/#comment-134157 Phil et al.: Read HP Lovecrafts' AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS and you'll want to head south posthaste! Phil et al.: Read HP Lovecrafts’ AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS and you’ll want to head south posthaste!

]]> By: Jeff http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/12/the-big-picture-antarctica/comment-page-1/#comment-134075 Jeff Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:52:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/12/the-big-picture-antarctica/#comment-134075 James was right. The Thing From Another World (1951)was set in the Arctic, and James Arness was the vegetable. James was right. The Thing From Another World (1951)was set in the Arctic, and James Arness was the vegetable.

]]> By: Howie McCausland http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/12/the-big-picture-antarctica/comment-page-1/#comment-133936 Howie McCausland Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:52:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/12/the-big-picture-antarctica/#comment-133936 In that first picture, with the iceberg, is that an apparition of the Virgin Mary, in a blue hooded robe with a luminous white countenance? In that first picture, with the iceberg, is that an apparition of the Virgin Mary, in a blue hooded robe with a luminous white countenance?

]]> By: Darth Curt http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/12/the-big-picture-antarctica/comment-page-1/#comment-133811 Darth Curt Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:43:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/12/the-big-picture-antarctica/#comment-133811 I love love love the one with the Killer Whale. I thought I was looking at the sky with some blowing snow thinking "That's a weird looking Helicopter." Then I read the caption, and my brain did a summersault. I love love love the one with the Killer Whale. I thought I was looking at the sky with some blowing snow thinking “That’s a weird looking Helicopter.” Then I read the caption, and my brain did a summersault.

]]> By: Simmon http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/12/the-big-picture-antarctica/comment-page-1/#comment-133798 Simmon Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:57:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/12/the-big-picture-antarctica/#comment-133798 Most (all?) of these are from the NSF Antarctic Photo Library: http://photolibrary.usap.gov/ Which means higher-res versions are available, and non-commercial usage is free: <blockquote><strong>Usage</strong> Print and electronic media may use the photos free of charge; however, the photographer and the National Science Foundation must be credited. Schools, educational and encyclopedia publishers, and similar institutions may use the photos freely to further educational awareness of Antarctica. No one may reproduce the photos for personal or commercial profit, use the photos on products for sale (i.e., t-shirts, coffee mugs) or use the photos for advertisement without express permission from the photographer. To obtain contact information for a photographer, contact the Photo Librarian.</blockquote> Most (all?) of these are from the NSF Antarctic Photo Library:
http://photolibrary.usap.gov/

Which means higher-res versions are available, and non-commercial usage is free:

Usage
Print and electronic media may use the photos free of charge; however, the photographer and the National Science Foundation must be credited.

Schools, educational and encyclopedia publishers, and similar institutions may use the photos freely to further educational awareness of Antarctica.

No one may reproduce the photos for personal or commercial profit, use the photos on products for sale (i.e., t-shirts, coffee mugs) or use the photos for advertisement without express permission from the photographer. To obtain contact information for a photographer, contact the Photo Librarian.

]]> By: tony873004 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/12/the-big-picture-antarctica/comment-page-1/#comment-133792 tony873004 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:35:51 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/12/the-big-picture-antarctica/#comment-133792 I was there in 2005. Here's a collection of my pictures: http://www.orbitsimulator.com/Antarctica/1024page1.html I was there in 2005. Here’s a collection of my pictures:
http://www.orbitsimulator.com/Antarctica/1024page1.html

]]> By: Janiece http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/12/the-big-picture-antarctica/comment-page-1/#comment-133788 Janiece Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:29:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/12/the-big-picture-antarctica/#comment-133788 Thanks, Phil. Really, I <em>needed</em> another feed in my reader. Because I don't have enough to do. Hmph. Thanks, Phil. Really, I needed another feed in my reader. Because I don’t have enough to do.

Hmph.

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