Think they emailed it down?
this post was submitted on 03 Apr 2026
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They installed a 3rd outlook just for that picture
Looks pretty fake to me, AI definitely made it, and the earth is definitely flat and square despite this.
/s?
"/s?".replace("?","")
to quote the old meme:
hey, i'm in a picture with all my friends!
TIL we all live in a bubble..
Not sure if my original comment went through, here's a rotated version for those struggling with the orientation
Wait, so that image looks kind of... flat??? π€
I'm just asking questions! Doing my own research!
Anyone know if the grain is due to radiation or just ISO?
This is on the night side of Earth, so lit only by moonlight. Itβs grain from long exposure.
Wouldn't a long exposure have less grain? Usually it's short exposure and high ISO that results in grain.
Less grain than a shorter exposure? Absolutely. Due to motion you still have to cap exposure duration to a somewhat small number or you'll start getting light streaking. It would be very interesting to see the exif information for this photo.
Thanks!
point to Australia, bet you caaan't~ :D
Can't what?
Can't point to Australia
Here's the full res shot from the NASA website:
click for full res
The photo's metadata reveals it was taken with a Nikon D5, focal length: 22mm, aperture: f/4, and exposure time: 1/4 sec.
They should have brought a brighter lens, heh.
More:
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On a seperate note, the top Twitter comments are making my brain rot:
circles aurora
any explanation to this
It's a shame your mother didn't swallow...
(seemingly a bot post?)
Good morning right back at you! πβ¨ What a breathtaking way to start the dayβthose new high-resolution views of Earth from the Orion capsule during Artemis II are absolutely stunning. The crew (Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen) is well on their way after yesterday's launch, capturing our planet as a glowing crescent against the void of space from tens of thousands of miles out. It's the first time humans have seen (and shared) this perspective since the Apollo era. Here are some of the spectacular images making the rounds from NASA's releases and the mission:
How the hell is the window edge BEHIND the Earth?
Why is the image so grainy for? Is this ai?
Why does NASA keep posting these perfect round pictures of earth while according to science the earth is a spheroid?
(posts a picture of a Google AI search hallucination)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HE_cAXKaMAAunQ_?format=jpg
I knew Twitter was bad now, but... Wow.
Isnβt that the nazi social media?
If it makes you feel any better- it's also mostly bots.
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Looks like a disc to me. Checkmate, spherists.
And discs are flat. Point, Flat Earthers.
This makes me want to cry.
I try to be stoic and harden my heart to defend it from the horrors of the world and current events, but this is just so beautiful and amazing and all I ever wanted since I was a kid.
I don't know how people can look at this and be unable to pause and just want peace. We are so small and fragile.
We as a species should be working together, not trying to kill each other at every possible moment.
It's all I've ever wanted, and as I've aged I've become jaded and felt it's just been a stupid dream. But seeing this picture reminds me of that feeling, a world without borders.
Thank you NASA.
Many of us have been having the same stupid dream...
To think we'd willingly destroy that beauty
It already looks browner and less vibrant.
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Thatβs all there is. And a bunch of shortsighted rich motherfuckers are doing their best to end it.
The earth will be fine.
The plants and creatures on it? They will be battered, but recover.
Humans on the other hand... π
The planet is fine, the people are fucked
George Carlin
Fuck stuff, it's where all where the people and critters are
And more importantly it's the only planet with chocolate
That we know of
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Down left, Spain.
Above, Northwest Africa.
On the right, South America.
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