Hi Humayun & All,
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Originally Posted by Octane
Les,
Don't take it too seriously, mate. The Internet is full of this astro-terragen stuff.
Just think of it as fantasy.
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Yep, fair call. but ...
My point is, given that this image/representation/interpretation has little basis in fact and actually misrepresents the apparent science it depicts, it does not belong on APOD which is about the beauty of
science, and not ... (urgh ...)
this crapology!
It has a place -- without a doubt, (and I know this genre is very popular), but it isn't on APOD by a long-shot.
Of course we could have that old "beauty is truth and therefore truth is beauty" discussion here but ...
As I said earlier: APOD should be beautiful, perhaps occasionally "arty" science, not pseudo-science art (represented as a truthful depiction of science).
Best,
Les D