Comments on: Stunning Jupiter and Io picture: here's the scoop

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:59:41 +0000

@10, Loud:

Great catch. If you copy the picture into Paint and use the paintcan to fill the black with white, it really does become as obvious as night and day.

I can’t believe Phil didn’t mention the difference in phases. Since Io is occulting Jupiter, its phase should be the same.

By: The Beautiful Cosmos: Jupiter and Io | Anton Nordenfur

The Beautiful Cosmos: Jupiter and Io | Anton Nordenfur — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:03:26 +0000

[...] is just as awesome as it would look. Read more about the authenticity of this particular picture on the Bad Astronomer Phil Plait’s blog. [...]

By: Photo: Beautiful Shot of Jupiter and Io—Maybe? | e-Expeditions

Photo: Beautiful Shot of Jupiter and Io—Maybe? | e-Expeditions — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 20:43:21 +0000

[...] Discover Magazine says yes. Well, kind of. The image of Jupiter is real, and the image of Io is real, but they were originally two different shots, spliced together with a little computer magic. Either way, it’s still a magnificent view of the gas giant and its moon. Read more here: Stunning Jupiter and Io picture: here’s the scoop [...]

By: Stuart

Stuart — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:46:51 +0000

Is the red spot under the plume supposed to be lava / eruption? That is amazing.

Gary, heartlands entire existence is to fake ‘everything is ok, there are no limits to growth’. The good news is that there is enough fossil fuel to turn the atmosphere right back to reducing!

Good news – unless you anticipate your genes outliving you.

Are you aware that man is emitting over 42 times the planets natural CO2 emissions?

SO long as heartland accept responsibility / liability for their actions, I have no problems. But I don’t have any kids, either.

By: flibbertigibbet

flibbertigibbet — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:13:18 +0000

Guys, guys, the big thing here is that the black rectangle that floats in between this moon and the king of planets isn’t visible in the image. WEIRD.

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:26:44 +0000

This image is a metaphor for Peter Glieck’s faked Heartland memo and Dan Rather’s fake but accurate document.

Images like this ought to have a brief citation of the manipulation watermarked on them to prevent misconceptions and deliberate deceptions.

By: Tom K

Tom K — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:11:06 +0000

I’d say from reading the explanation that it’s fake, more or less.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:35:57 +0000

Phil, have you used TinEye before? It’s a very convenient reverse image lookup that takes a bit of the hunting and scrolling out of the google image search process for you. Here is what it kicks back for the image above – http://www.tineye.com/search/79306c13bea92413e46553835b02e6ca27e68480/

By: uncleMonty

uncleMonty — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:25:33 +0000

So if I take a false-colour infrared picture of you Phil, and mathematically warp the image onto an obese person’s body shape, and apply fake lighting to make it appear that you’re lit from the same angle as Saddam Hussein, who by the way I’ve placed you next to in this composite image, and I publish this–then this photo is “real, more or less”?

By: Carey

Carey — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:48:47 +0000

@7 Loud: Or if you have an LCD monitor, viewing the image at an oblique angle will reveal that rectangle around Jupiter.