Comments on: Lunar flight http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/19/lunar-flight/ 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. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:56:46 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: iphone wallapers http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/19/lunar-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-195697 iphone wallapers Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:42:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/19/lunar-flight/#comment-195697 Your blog is amazing, i first landed to another post but then get interested and thought, i will just look a little more arround to see what else i can find out about such stuff :-) Your blog is amazing, i first landed to another post but then get interested and thought, i will just look a little more arround to see what else i can find out about such stuff :-)

]]> By: quasidog http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/19/lunar-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-143201 quasidog Thu, 25 Dec 2008 02:52:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/19/lunar-flight/#comment-143201 I am pretty sure that photo has had a mention on this blog in the past Tristan. I have seen it around a lot and actually have it on my HD for a while now. It has been my desktop wallpaper for a fair time. I am pretty sure that photo has had a mention on this blog in the past Tristan. I have seen it around a lot and actually have it on my HD for a while now. It has been my desktop wallpaper for a fair time.

]]> By: Tristan Noel http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/19/lunar-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-142732 Tristan Noel Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:51:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/19/lunar-flight/#comment-142732 Agreed. Maybe Phil should post it sometime? Totally worth a try. Agreed. Maybe Phil should post it sometime?

Totally worth a try.

]]> By: TheWalruss http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/19/lunar-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-142343 TheWalruss Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:19:51 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/19/lunar-flight/#comment-142343 Tristan: Wow, that photo is wicked! Tristan: Wow, that photo is wicked!

]]> By: Tristan Noel http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/19/lunar-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-142225 Tristan Noel Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:13:09 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/19/lunar-flight/#comment-142225 Lazy link to Wikipedia.com. I may have been wrong about how that photo came out, as I'm used to wider overexposures(I sell lunar photographs at high exp through my site, not currently listed, for amusement purposes.) Neat effects can be made, as one of my shots has people often confused as to whether or not it's a daylight shot of the sun, or a night shot. Which is awesome, for a Canon AE1-P. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Atlantis_launch_plume_edit.jpg Also has the black rim effect, but more amusingly, the shadow of the launch plume is just plain cool. As the title tells, this is a launch photograph from the shuttle Atlantis. If you want pointing shadows, the sun is behind this image at just such an angle that the shadow points directly to the moon. Also, the sunlight hitting the plume makes it almost appear as though it were still on fire, though physics would make us question why it would be in the center of a very long plume of launch exhaust... As for my previous statement, the photo looked off to me. That's what skepticism is all about, Charlie Brown. Not always believing what you see, until you see correlations and/or other evidence, no? :) Lazy link to Wikipedia.com. I may have been wrong about how that photo came out, as I’m used to wider overexposures(I sell lunar photographs at high exp through my site, not currently listed, for amusement purposes.) Neat effects can be made, as one of my shots has people often confused as to whether or not it’s a daylight shot of the sun, or a night shot. Which is awesome, for a Canon AE1-P.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Atlantis_launch_plume_edit.jpg

Also has the black rim effect, but more amusingly, the shadow of the launch plume is just plain cool. As the title tells, this is a launch photograph from the shuttle Atlantis. If you want pointing shadows, the sun is behind this image at just such an angle that the shadow points directly to the moon. Also, the sunlight hitting the plume makes it almost appear as though it were still on fire, though physics would make us question why it would be in the center of a very long plume of launch exhaust…

As for my previous statement, the photo looked off to me. That’s what skepticism is all about, Charlie Brown. Not always believing what you see, until you see correlations and/or other evidence, no? :)

]]> By: quasidog http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/19/lunar-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-142208 quasidog Sat, 20 Dec 2008 21:59:21 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/19/lunar-flight/#comment-142208 That is a great photo. I often watch sunsets and this is a prime example of why .. not that I get a chance to see them traveling at .82 Mach and at 45,000 feet. :) I love shots of planets, and deep sky shots taken by Hubble, and various other beautiful scenic images, but the sheer simplicity of this photo, and the fact it is right here on out planet .. well ... it is definitely on par with those. Cloud's + Sunlight == *Gasp*. That is a great photo. I often watch sunsets and this is a prime example of why .. not that I get a chance to see them traveling at .82 Mach and at 45,000 feet. :)

I love shots of planets, and deep sky shots taken by Hubble, and various other beautiful scenic images, but the sheer simplicity of this photo, and the fact it is right here on out planet .. well … it is definitely on par with those.

Cloud’s + Sunlight == *Gasp*.

]]> By: John McBryde http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/19/lunar-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-142199 John McBryde Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:58:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/19/lunar-flight/#comment-142199 The way I see it, Phil, The shadow is from the cloud, remember the sun is not just behind but also at a lower angle, ie: it is shining slightly upwards (something that only us pilots and mountain goats see). The shape of the shadow could be caused by the shape of the cloud or just vanishing point perspective. Either way it is a great photo of just one of the many fantastic sights that pilots see out of their office window every day (you earthlings really should get up here more often). The way I see it, Phil, The shadow is from the cloud, remember the sun is not just behind but also at a lower angle, ie: it is shining slightly upwards (something that only us pilots and mountain goats see). The shape of the shadow could be caused by the shape of the cloud or just vanishing point perspective.
Either way it is a great photo of just one of the many fantastic sights that pilots see out of their office window every day (you earthlings really should get up here more often).

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