Comments on: Purple shag Sun

By: Dan C

Dan C — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:49:22 +0000

Since the background of the inverted image is black, does that mean that part of the image is bright in the wavelength, or is it just changed back to black in the processing?

By: jim zushin

jim zushin — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 17:43:41 +0000

again, the greatest gift given to me by my biologist geek son has been Bad Astronomy. Over and over you prove to me, though in my son’s words “not through empirical data”, the majesty of God the father, creator of the heavens and earth. Thank you Andre and Phil

By: Joseph G

Joseph G — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 19:06:11 +0000

Very cool. I suddenly have a craving for grapes!

Question: The sun doesn’t look entirely round. It might just be an optical illusion, but does anyone else see that image as being distorted from true round? If so, is that a result of atmospheric scintillation?

By: Phillip Helbig

Phillip Helbig — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 18:11:41 +0000

Where’s Austin Powers?

By: Nigel Depledge

Nigel Depledge — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:38:46 +0000

Alfaniner (3) said:

It looks really evenly lit

You’re absolutely right. This can’t be a real shot at all. I bet it was faked on a sound stage in Nevada.

By: alfaniner

alfaniner — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:33:47 +0000

One of those silly instant thoughts that occur:

“It looks really evenly lit!”

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:56:14 +0000

First Santa Claus, then the Tooth Fairy, and now you tell me purple isn’t real either?!

Actually, it just looks blue to me anyway. And that tells me that van der Hoeven is part of the Blue Sun [蓝日] conspiracy.

By: Daniel J. Andrews

Daniel J. Andrews — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:41:49 +0000

Every time I see one of these sun pictures, I’m reminded of the photographs of a human egg.

https://plus.google.com/+YonatanZunger/posts/JPEa3CCkttg