tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11042734.post2058717364556227636..comments2023-07-29T07:16:26.381-07:00Comments on Painted Ocean: Sauron? Is that you?Albatrosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156254141379602471noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11042734.post-33210156878811318522010-09-04T12:45:51.815-07:002010-09-04T12:45:51.815-07:00Yes, and it is entirely the fault of the writer, C...Yes, and it is entirely the fault of the writer, Clara Moskowitz, who couldn't resist the rare opportunity to use the alliterative rhyme "sunspot snapshot". And you're right, that totally mischaracterizes how such images are captured in the first place.<br /><br />Images such as these are technological wonders in themselves. The writer even mentions this later in the piece when she writes, "Adaptive optics in telescopes is a technique that uses a deformable mirror to compensate for the blurring of images caused when light passes through Earth's atmosphere. The New Solar Telescope has 67 motors that can be moved to bend the mirror to provide clear pictures of the sun."<br /><br />That's fascinating, and having used such a description it's a shame she fell back on that tired journalistic trick of using cute phrases to hook the readers and get them to read the story.<br /><br />Hey, Ms. Moskowitz, if someone is going to a place like Space.com to read about the New Solar Telescope at the Big Bear Solar Observatory, you've probably already gotten their attention.Albatrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02156254141379602471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11042734.post-43089718204332408502010-09-04T10:40:06.685-07:002010-09-04T10:40:06.685-07:00The use of the term "snapshot" in relati...The use of the term "snapshot" in relation to this high-tech photo offends me.Keith Alan Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240947048783657561noreply@blogger.com