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What gives rise to the remarkable tail structure visible in this image?
https://twitter.com/aydinmustafaaa/status/1282432106350731264/photo/1
– Ray Emery –
The real detail in the comet is spectacular. I really don’t understand why anyone would want to make stuff up like that.
Fair enough, Nick. This one got past the defences of my sleep deprived brain. This is why I don’t bother with any social media.Too many b——-ds out there!
There is a better copy, in colour, on the following website, exposing it as a fake:-
http://www.rankinstudio.com/How_To_Spot_Bullshit_Comet_Photos
As to why, ??
They want fame, notoriety and followers – that way lies a big ego boost and advertising revenue. You see quite a few, er, augmented, pictures these days. Some more subtle than this.
I’m only surprised its not the Zetans coming in off the shoulder of Orion at last. 🙂
That’s a really good page. Unfortunately fake images like this are common. At least this one was blatant, some are more subtle and harder to identify for what they are. A good maxim is that if you see any astro image that shows something no one else is showing from someone you have never heard of, be suspicious and dig around a bit to get some idea of the authenticity. It is a shame that social media is overrun by this kind of stuff. A faked comet picture is pretty minor compared to some of the other, sometimes very convincing, fake messages out there.
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