I do remember seeing an odd darker area when I took the pic, actually. I just didn't see it well until I looked at the photo. It'll make a fun avatar for a while.
Taken: Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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Here is the same area through same window, just now. Wanted to check and see if anything stuck on window. Looks like it is up in clouds to me, whatever it is.
So, if it had a hole in it the whole time, it would be a matter of temperature and air density / pressure differences, correct? Depending on weather and altitude I suppose.
Although , given the arrant nonsense Maussan has pushed over the years, at some point it is hard not to say "Well, if folks are THAT determined to be conned, I guess nothing can protect them."
Took a few pics of these cool clouds the other day, and just noticed that there is dark area on one of the pics that isn't there in the next. Have at it!
Contrast pumped up with iPhone:
Shadows up, contrast up more:
Funny, as I posted...
Time: October 3, 1998 (The third day of China's National Day holiday)
A holiday ... Might it be from a distant fireworks display?
I agree that the diamond pattern is likely to be a camera artifact, but that means that his statement of...
I'm not sure what you mean by "the open space." Could you indicate this on your diagram?
Also, I think perspective is playing tricks here. It's clearly at a shallow angle (tall windmills) from many miles away (lack of parallax or size...
I agree the perspective is certainly a factor in matching this up to existing (or decommissioned) sites. Even sites that no longer exist were captured well by in satellite imagery so finding an exact match should be possible, and Copernicus...