"The Astronomy Guy" Space Forum

The quirky know-it-all astronomy genius. Name's Old. MrWiseAndOld. Ask any questions, don't be shy. It's an open community for fellow-astronomers.

[spaceandastronomy]

FAKE or NOT. Seemed pretty awesome to me. Let's see what you think abut 'em. Speak up and don't be shy.

[best-of-memes]

[spaceandastronomy]

That's a real drunk-ass nigga.

[giantgagofficial]

Funny pictures of the day (109 pics)

Did Anyone Elese Noticed That She Licked Off All Her Makeup By …

[spaceandastronomy]

Seems like she dropped some peanut butter on her chin.

[shogunofyellow]

[spaceandastronomy]

Loved them.

[giantgagofficial]

Funny pictures of the day (72 pics)

Just Checking He’s Comfortable

[spaceandastronomy]

Cute ass nigga.

[sighsomemore]

[spaceandastronomy]

That nigga's lookin' like a real faggot.

[lols0funny]

∆

[spaceandastronomy]

And that's a goal!!

[kny111]

This is a GIF set of Astronauts falling on the Moon

[wegadrive]

aeiou

[fooly-notsocooly-blog]

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[ottomantwerks]

999999

[spunkengine-deactivated20150414]

holla holla get $

[noneeyewithleftyork]

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[deaderidan]

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[fagboysupreme]

snake

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[spaceandastronomy]

Never imagined that this might have happened.

[spaceandastronomy]

KID LOGIC.

[lols0funny]

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[spaceandastronomy]

This hotel encourages people and toilet seats to do self- service.

[therealuniverse]

I don’t think there’s anything inherently wrong with images like this. It may be fake, but it’s still nice to look at and think about. I don’t like it, however, when these images are presented with no context clues that indicate that the photo has been manipulated. Or, in this case, a file name like “amazing-photo-of-earth-from-space.jpg”.

It’s obvious to a lot of people, especially if you spend a lot of time studying images of space, that this is a manipulated image. Based on the volume of questions I get about what space actually looks like, it certainly isn’t obvious to everyone.

In my years of amateurish space nerdery, I’ve realized that the general public doesn’t know much about space. Which means plenty of people wouldn’t have the specific information needed to understand why cameras cannot capture images like this one. Many will take it at face value. This instance may not be particularly dangerous, but misinformation becoming common knowledge is always less than ideal.

I can enjoy this image for what it is. I am not arguing in favor of eliminating photo manipulation to combat misconceptions. I do hope, however, that future generations go out into the world armed with the knowledge and curiosity to say, “Wow, sweet picture. I should check and see if it’s real.”

-RLO

[spaceandastronomy]

hey dude with all due respect, I knew if this was a fake or not. I am also an amateur astronomer. Which equipment do you have? Please follow me at spaceandastronomy please!!

[spaceandastronomy]

My breakfast nearly killed me

So there I was, making microwave macaroni and cheese. After the buzzer alarm, i brought my face near the opening door of the microwave oven. It felt at first like a warm breeze but later on, it felt like a gorilla farted in front of me.

[spaceandastronomy]

These are the ones I am talking about. Really excited for their delivery!

[spaceandastronomy]

New bins

Hey guys, just ordered these Celestron Skymaster 15x70 binoculars. Seem to be awesome. Only fear is that their collimation might be a little off, or the Field of View might be faulty. Let's hope for the best, then.

[spaceandastronomy]

When I went on a trip to NASA from my school in the fall of '12. I saw this really awesome genuine "Space Pen", and since my dad's a pen collector, I bought it for him.

Since that day he's been making fun of me, saying "They could have used a  pencil."

I regret buying it to this day.

[spaceandastronomy]

True Story

Now-a-days, my 1 year old cousin brother can open a phone lock and open the game he likes to play.

When I was 1 year old, I was eating dirt.

[spaceandastronomy]

Hey guys,

I know its really pointless, what I am about to say, but please follow my forum. Will really help me improve it. Here's the URL:

http://www.spaceandastronomy.tumblr.com