Re: Blackout from Space
Sez here:<br /><br />Comments: This bogus image began circulating via email within days of the northeast blackout of August 14, 2003. It doesn't stand up under scrutiny. <br /><br />For example: <br /><br />There is no imaging satellite named "GeoStar." <br />The timestamp shows "23:15 EST," but satellite images are usually marked "UT" (Universal Time) anyway, the U.S. is currently on Daylight Savings Time. <br />The "blackout" portion of the image extends too far south and not far enough west. <br />The "blackout" portion of the image is too dark on close examination, darker even than the pitch-black shade of the ocean and waterways as compared to the dark blue of the less-inhabited land areas visible elsewhere in the picture. <br />Compare the faux image to actual satellite photographs of the event, which cover a much smaller area and are considerably less dramatic. <br />The emailed photo is, in fact, a cropped, doctored version of a well-known composite image created from satellite photos taken between 1994 and 1995 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. <br /><br />Email This Article<br /><br />Sources and further reading: <br /><br />NOAA Images of Northeast Blackout<br />Actual satellite images of northeastern U.S. before and after the August 14, 2003 blackout. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration <br /><br />Last updated: 08/22/03 <br /><br />Current Netlore <br />The Urban Legends Top 25<br /><br />c/6<br /><br />Hooty
