NASA's Blue Marble 2012 + ESO's "Galaxies" = 185 million pixels of WOW

by squarecat • 14 years ago

2 2 14 years ago

Despite the fact that most people will never be in a position to know, the picture is very misleading because of the different illumination levels. I don't think natural pictures should be enhanced in that way.

squarecat• 14 years ago

I understand your sentiment if these images were meant as "portraits", but it seems their intent was to be informative of the details and content in the same way that most bodies of water aren't a solid, bright, pasty blue but it helps to identify them on a map or globe that way.

Viewing celestial bodies/events with the naked eye (or as they would be if we could) can certainly be compelling but I thinks it's only pragmatic to acknowledge that even the outer planets only hold a passing interest to the public at large in an unaltered view.

It must be appreciated that we can capture these views at all, and with such detail!

NASA's Blue Marble 2012 + ESO's "Galaxies" = 185 million pixels of WOW

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