Comments on: Astronauts in the bag http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/ 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, 14 Feb 2012 15:09:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chris Tucker http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-208109 Chris Tucker Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:47:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/#comment-208109 semi hires version, with less text. http://www.louisvuittonjourneys.com/#/en_US/the-astronauts-by-annie-leibovitz Wait for the craptastic Flash site to load and display the image, then do a screen capture. semi hires version, with less text.

http://www.louisvuittonjourneys.com/#/en_US/the-astronauts-by-annie-leibovitz

Wait for the craptastic Flash site to load and display the image, then do a screen capture.

]]> By: Naked Bunny with a Whip http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-188930 Naked Bunny with a Whip Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:33:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/#comment-188930 They're watching Bruce Willis take out that asteroid. Wewt! They’re watching Bruce Willis take out that asteroid. Wewt!

]]> By: darth_borehd http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-188900 darth_borehd Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:02:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/#comment-188900 Anybody find a link to a high-res wallpaper version of the image? Anybody find a link to a high-res wallpaper version of the image?

]]> By: Molly http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-188757 Molly Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:11:09 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/#comment-188757 They are looking out at the Universe. Eyes on the prize. They are looking out at the Universe. Eyes on the prize.

]]> By: Kevin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-188746 Kevin Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:28:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/#comment-188746 Here is an article about it... http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/06/01/new-vuitton-ad-campaign-the-right-stuff/ Here is an article about it…

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/06/01/new-vuitton-ad-campaign-the-right-stuff/

]]> By: Doc http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-188712 Doc Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:02:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/#comment-188712 It wasn't photoshopped - they're looking at a UFO! It wasn’t photoshopped – they’re looking at a UFO!

]]> By: sophia8 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-188674 sophia8 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:49:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/#comment-188674 That's supposed to be a Vuitton bag??? I've got one almost exactly like it (minus the shoulder strap) - I bought it years ago from a market stall, for about 2 quid. Course, my bag is mostly plastic and nylon, but you couldn't tell from a distance.... That’s supposed to be a Vuitton bag??? I’ve got one almost exactly like it (minus the shoulder strap) – I bought it years ago from a market stall, for about 2 quid. Course, my bag is mostly plastic and nylon, but you couldn’t tell from a distance….

]]> By: Jeeves http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-188668 Jeeves Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:05:21 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/#comment-188668 I hope their bags are better quality than their spell checkers. "Deustchland"? Ugh. I hope their bags are better quality than their spell checkers.

“Deustchland”? Ugh.

]]> By: Randall http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-188659 Randall Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:58:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/#comment-188659 Do we really need to ask who Buzz needs to deck? I thought it would be obvious: Jenny McCarthy. After that, maybe we can fly him over to Seattle...I hear there are some folks over there who could use some help discovering his fist. Do we really need to ask who Buzz needs to deck? I thought it would be obvious: Jenny McCarthy. After that, maybe we can fly him over to Seattle…I hear there are some folks over there who could use some help discovering his fist.

]]> By: Canada Jeff http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-188616 Canada Jeff Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:08:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/#comment-188616 Forget the moon.... I love that truck!! 55 to 57 Chevy from the look of it. 15 comments so far and nobody has drooled over the truck yet? Come on! I can't be the only car guy geek in the world! Forget the moon…. I love that truck!! 55 to 57 Chevy from the look of it. 15 comments so far and nobody has drooled over the truck yet? Come on! I can’t be the only car guy geek in the world!

]]> By: Opiecan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-188582 Opiecan Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:40:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/#comment-188582 Thanks! Looks like I'll be in a moderate to light area of pollution. Thanks! Looks like I’ll be in a moderate to light area of pollution.

]]> By: Chris A. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-188553 Chris A. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:03:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/#comment-188553 @Opiecan: Click my name for a map that will tell you all you need to know about light pollution levels in Europe (including Switzerland). There appears to be one very small region in the SE part of the country that is somewhat dark, but that's about it. And you'll be in the Alps, so your horizons will make for very limited views unless you're willing to climb! @Opiecan:

Click my name for a map that will tell you all you need to know about light pollution levels in Europe (including Switzerland). There appears to be one very small region in the SE part of the country that is somewhat dark, but that’s about it. And you’ll be in the Alps, so your horizons will make for very limited views unless you’re willing to climb!

]]> By: Huron http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-188551 Huron Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:58:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/#comment-188551 Sally Ride? Ugh...Peggy Whitson or Eileen Collins weren't available, eh? Sally Ride? Ugh…Peggy Whitson or Eileen Collins weren’t available, eh?

]]> By: Dennis http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-188531 Dennis Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:25:51 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/#comment-188531 Of course it's photoshopped. But the article references a meme in which people say that everything is photoshopped, regardless. See http://xkcd.com/331/ Of course it’s photoshopped. But the article references a meme in which people say that everything is photoshopped, regardless. See http://xkcd.com/331/

]]> By: Opiecan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-188519 Opiecan Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:57:35 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/#comment-188519 That night sky reminded me- does anyone know if light pollution is bad in Switzerland? I'm going there this summer and I'm hoping that I can get in a good view of the night sky. That night sky reminded me- does anyone know if light pollution is bad in Switzerland? I’m going there this summer and I’m hoping that I can get in a good view of the night sky.

]]> By: cameron http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-188518 cameron Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:55:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/#comment-188518 No photo ever, ever makes it into an advertisement until it's been through a serious photoshopping regimen. And this has been so obviously processed it's probably more closely related to a collage than a photograph. No photo ever, ever makes it into an advertisement until it’s been through a serious photoshopping regimen. And this has been so obviously processed it’s probably more closely related to a collage than a photograph.

]]> By: BJN http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-188513 BJN Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:32:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/#comment-188513 Well, it could be a studio backdrop moon and skyscape but it's more likely Photoshoppery. If they were looking at the moon all you'd see would be the back of their heads. Artistic license, folks? Annie has an artistic license to kill, 007 style. Well, it could be a studio backdrop moon and skyscape but it’s more likely Photoshoppery.

If they were looking at the moon all you’d see would be the back of their heads. Artistic license, folks? Annie has an artistic license to kill, 007 style.

]]> By: silence http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-188509 silence Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:08:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/#comment-188509 You don't have to depend on pixels for the photoshop conclusion. Look at the size of the moon. Look at the people. The moon is so large that it would have to have been photographed with a fairly long telephoto lens, while the people were photographed using a wide angle lens. You don’t have to depend on pixels for the photoshop conclusion. Look at the size of the moon. Look at the people. The moon is so large that it would have to have been photographed with a fairly long telephoto lens, while the people were photographed using a wide angle lens.

]]> By: StevoR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-188504 StevoR Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:38:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/#comment-188504 @ #2 Greg - So who there do you think Buzz should deck? Which ofthe other two deserves a punching in your view? Sally Ride or Jim Lovell? ;-) Can't see why Buzz would punch either of them although it would make a much funnier and stranger photo! ;-) Bart Sibrel, of course, well and truly earned his richly merited smack in the snozzer. ;-) PS. Oh and BA - I notice the shot in question is distinct in its absence until you click on the later link ... Plus sorry to be a party pooper but it doesn't float my boat much; it just looks like an ad to me. If you hadn't said I wouldn't have known who they were and just totally ignored it. @ #2 Greg –

So who there do you think Buzz should deck? Which ofthe other two deserves a punching in your view? Sally Ride or Jim Lovell? ;-)

Can’t see why Buzz would punch either of them although it would make a much funnier and stranger photo! ;-)

Bart Sibrel, of course, well and truly earned his richly merited smack in the snozzer. ;-)

PS. Oh and BA – I notice the shot in question is distinct in its absence until you click on the later link … Plus sorry to be a party pooper but it doesn’t float my boat much; it just looks like an ad to me. If you hadn’t said I wouldn’t have known who they were and just totally ignored it.

]]> By: Michael M. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-188500 Michael M. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:25:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/#comment-188500 I agree with Artbot - if they were looking at the moon, we would mostly see the backs of their heads, as they would need to be turning to their right. And the lighting/shadowing is not right - i.e., it seems to be coming head-on to their truck (or slightly to their right), and is presumably brighter than one would have even with a full moon (and very fast film), as you suggest in it really being a daytime shot. Also, the apparent size of the moon is probably slightly larger than it really would appear, absent a telephoto lens (which then wouldn't work with the astronauts in the foreground). And the sky seems too bright, and the nearby stars are probably too bright so close to a full moon... I agree with Artbot – if they were looking at the moon, we would mostly see the backs of their heads, as they would need to be turning to their right. And the lighting/shadowing is not right – i.e., it seems to be coming head-on to their truck (or slightly to their right), and is presumably brighter than one would have even with a full moon (and very fast film), as you suggest in it really being a daytime shot. Also, the apparent size of the moon is probably slightly larger than it really would appear, absent a telephoto lens (which then wouldn’t work with the astronauts in the foreground). And the sky seems too bright, and the nearby stars are probably too bright so close to a full moon…

]]> By: Supernova http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-188499 Supernova Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:23:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/#comment-188499 Bah, I'd love a high-res version of that image, but no such luck. :( Bah, I’d love a high-res version of that image, but no such luck. :(

]]> By: Dennis http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-188497 Dennis Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:13:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/#comment-188497 @Artbot - Yeah that's like a character in a movie looking at themselves in a mirror. We can only see their faces (or face) and the moon (or the mirror) if they're not actually doing what it is they're supposedly doing. @Artbot – Yeah that’s like a character in a movie looking at themselves in a mirror. We can only see their faces (or face) and the moon (or the mirror) if they’re not actually doing what it is they’re supposedly doing.

]]> By: Artbot http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-188486 Artbot Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:56:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/#comment-188486 Wierd that they're not even looking at that moon, which the pic seems to imply. Wierd that they’re not even looking at that moon, which the pic seems to imply.

]]> By: Greg http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-188480 Greg Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:46:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/#comment-188480 Really, Michael L? 'Cause I kinda hope he did. Nothing says kickass space cowboy like some fisticuffs, I reckon. Really, Michael L? ‘Cause I kinda hope he did. Nothing says kickass space cowboy like some fisticuffs, I reckon.

]]> By: Michael L http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-188474 Michael L Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:40:35 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/astronauts-in-the-bag/#comment-188474 I sure hope Buzz Aldrin didn't punch anyone out! I sure hope Buzz Aldrin didn’t punch anyone out!

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