Stupd damned simulaitons

On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 18:40:08 +0800, "Eddie"
wrote:

Hi all,

Sorry if I annoy, but on Australian TV news I have just watched a segment
on the rings of Saturn. We had the usual pic of a huge Saturn and it's
rings, and, in FRONT, a pic of the Cas. probe that took the pics. What
annoys is that time after time we see a pic or animation of the probe
responsible in front of the object of interest. This for me totally
destroyes credibility as I know that this picture/video could not have been
taken, thus is a fake, or at least, the foreground probe is a fake. Why do
they do it? Why not just show the bloody pic!

Eddie

Because that's what most people ( ie those who knows nothing about
astronomy ) wants to see.

If you are really that annoyed, then you surely not watch tv series
like StarTrek! Here we have the Enterprise right in the middle of
nowhere illuminated by... something (there are no nearby stars) making
a kind of deep engine noise (no air to transmit the sound) etc...

Stanley Kubrick got it almost right in "2001, a space odyssey".
There, Discovery makes no noise while travelling to Saturn but there
is a whole orchestra floating in space nearby because we can hear the
music!!!

Have a good night!

Benoît...

"Benoit Morrissette" wrote in message
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On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 18:40:08 +0800, "Eddie"

If you are really that annoyed, then you surely not watch tv series
like StarTrek! Here we have the Enterprise right in the middle of
nowhere illuminated by... something (there are no nearby stars) making
a kind of deep engine noise (no air to transmit the sound) etc...

Stanley Kubrick got it almost right in "2001, a space odyssey".
There, Discovery makes no noise while travelling to Saturn but there
is a whole orchestra floating in space nearby because we can hear the
music!!!

Have a good night!

Benoît...

Yes, I do watch Star Trek and smile at the noise explosions etc make in
space.

Eddie

"Benoit Morrissette" wrote in message
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On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 18:40:08 +0800, "Eddie"

If you are really that annoyed, then you surely not watch tv series
like StarTrek! Here we have the Enterprise right in the middle of
nowhere illuminated by... something (there are no nearby stars) making
a kind of deep engine noise (no air to transmit the sound) etc...

Stanley Kubrick got it almost right in "2001, a space odyssey".
There, Discovery makes no noise while travelling to Saturn but there
is a whole orchestra floating in space nearby because we can hear the
music!!!

Have a good night!

Benoît...

Yes, I do watch Star Trek and smile at the noise explosions etc make in
space.

Eddie

"Eddie" wrote in message...
...

Hi all,

Sorry if I annoy, but on Australian TV news I have just watched a segment
on the rings of Saturn. We had the usual pic of a huge Saturn and it's
rings, and, in FRONT, a pic of the Cas. probe that took the pics. What
annoys is that time after time we see a pic or animation of the probe
responsible in front of the object of interest. This for me totally
destroyes credibility as I know that this picture/video could not have
been
taken, thus is a fake, or at least, the foreground probe is a fake. Why do
they do it? Why not just show the bloody pic!

Eddie

'Lo Eddie --

Like many other things, astronomy sometimes needs to be
dramatized to the "public," i.e., the vast majority of people
in the world who neither understand nor care to about all
things outside Earth's atmosphere.

I think it's less a case of credibility and more a case of, "Hey,
let's make this more interesting for folks!" (They might even
help us in support of our next project!)

Anyway... nice rant. g

happy days and
starry starry nights

--
A secret of the Universe,
So please don't breathe a word of this,
The Moon above will smile perverse
Whene'er it sees true lovers kiss--
Breathe not a single word of this.

Paine Ellsworth

"Eddie" wrote in message...
...

Hi all,

Sorry if I annoy, but on Australian TV news I have just watched a segment
on the rings of Saturn. We had the usual pic of a huge Saturn and it's
rings, and, in FRONT, a pic of the Cas. probe that took the pics. What
annoys is that time after time we see a pic or animation of the probe
responsible in front of the object of interest. This for me totally
destroyes credibility as I know that this picture/video could not have
been
taken, thus is a fake, or at least, the foreground probe is a fake. Why do
they do it? Why not just show the bloody pic!

Eddie

'Lo Eddie --

Like many other things, astronomy sometimes needs to be
dramatized to the "public," i.e., the vast majority of people
in the world who neither understand nor care to about all
things outside Earth's atmosphere.

I think it's less a case of credibility and more a case of, "Hey,
let's make this more interesting for folks!" (They might even
help us in support of our next project!)

Anyway... nice rant. g

happy days and
starry starry nights

--
A secret of the Universe,
So please don't breathe a word of this,
The Moon above will smile perverse
Whene'er it sees true lovers kiss--
Breathe not a single word of this.

Paine Ellsworth

Eddie

'Lo Eddie --

Like many other things, astronomy sometimes needs to be
dramatized to the "public," i.e., the vast majority of people
in the world who neither understand nor care to about all
things outside Earth's atmosphere.

I think it's less a case of credibility and more a case of, "Hey,
let's make this more interesting for folks!" (They might even
help us in support of our next project!)

Anyway... nice rant. g

happy days and
starry starry nights

Ahh, ta for that, nice reply....sort of puts things in perspective...I
think!

Eddie

Eddie

'Lo Eddie --

Like many other things, astronomy sometimes needs to be
dramatized to the "public," i.e., the vast majority of people
in the world who neither understand nor care to about all
things outside Earth's atmosphere.

I think it's less a case of credibility and more a case of, "Hey,
let's make this more interesting for folks!" (They might even
help us in support of our next project!)

Anyway... nice rant. g

happy days and
starry starry nights

Ahh, ta for that, nice reply....sort of puts things in perspective...I
think!

Eddie