While I'm no longer active in many commercial #SocialMedia platforms, as a #science communicator I still keep an eye on them to see how people (mis)understand #astronomy, and incorporate those lessons to my job.
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While I'm no longer active in many commercial #SocialMedia platforms, as a #science communicator I still keep an eye on them to see how people (mis)understand #astronomy, and incorporate those lessons to my job.
Today Facebook crushed my soul with this abomination.
A while ago I wrote this article explaining how to spot fake #astrophotography images using science:
That article has now been superseded by "this is fake because <waves hands angrily in despair>"
All told, though it’s a nifty graphic.
Looks cool but falls into the famous “artist impression” of national enquirer fame
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R relay@relay.publicsquare.global shared this topic
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The replies to that post are a rollercoaster of emotions:
1. people who think it's real (I genuinely don't fault them, if you've never seen a real one you're not expected to know this is fake)
2. people who say it's fake but then use it to justify some "flat Earth/physics is fake" b.s.
3. people who correctly explain why this is fake
4. people mad at (3) because they incorrectly think that (3) are science deniers like (2)Why are we in the darkest timeline.
@astro_jcm i’m distraught at (1)s. it says solar eclipse then says lunar and then shows the moon?! come on
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The replies to that post are a rollercoaster of emotions:
1. people who think it's real (I genuinely don't fault them, if you've never seen a real one you're not expected to know this is fake)
2. people who say it's fake but then use it to justify some "flat Earth/physics is fake" b.s.
3. people who correctly explain why this is fake
4. people mad at (3) because they incorrectly think that (3) are science deniers like (2)Why are we in the darkest timeline.
@astro_jcm
Why?
Because we were conditioned to believe that science was a-political, like it was when Galileo was forced by the Inquisition to submit to their "a-political" views about the universe.So, we swallowed the blue pill and set out to enjoy the "end of history" in the ideal politico-economic system where Google, FB etc were "democratizing" technology, completely a-politically of course, and just making an a-political buck on the side.
We sleep-walked into a nightmare.
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While I'm no longer active in many commercial #SocialMedia platforms, as a #science communicator I still keep an eye on them to see how people (mis)understand #astronomy, and incorporate those lessons to my job.
Today Facebook crushed my soul with this abomination.
A while ago I wrote this article explaining how to spot fake #astrophotography images using science:
That article has now been superseded by "this is fake because <waves hands angrily in despair>"
@astro_jcm Loved your blog post linked in your posting here. I learned some new things and saw some nice real images along the way.
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@astro_jcm Facebook is such a shit hole, but a lot of older people still use it. I don't know if they are more susceptible to this bs
@Alejandro_P No idea to be honest...
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@astro_jcm That is really, really bad.
I was desperately fortunate to take my whole family to the US total solar eclipse in 2024, so my kids could see this effect for themselves. I wish we could enrich more people's experiences (of astronomy, and beyond) in this way. A tiny portion of the capex being spent on systems which generate this crap would be a good start.
@tehstu It's such a unique experience, isn't it? No words can fully convey what it's like to see one live.
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@astro_jcm
Why?
Because we were conditioned to believe that science was a-political, like it was when Galileo was forced by the Inquisition to submit to their "a-political" views about the universe.So, we swallowed the blue pill and set out to enjoy the "end of history" in the ideal politico-economic system where Google, FB etc were "democratizing" technology, completely a-politically of course, and just making an a-political buck on the side.
We sleep-walked into a nightmare.
@65dBnoise @astro_jcm Actually that's slightly fake news. His treatise also had bible theology in it and the science bit was obsolete. Contemporary Kepler went further. Galileo also had mistaken ideas about tides that sailors had complained of.
His punishment was to stay in the Villa he didn't want to leave.
The Churches did do terrible things, but this often quoted one is misleading. The Pope was a close friend of Galileo.
BTW Kepler's mother was accused of being a witch, but got off. -
@tehstu It's such a unique experience, isn't it? No words can fully convey what it's like to see one live.
@astro_jcm Absolutely astonishing. I waited a long time to see one (previous attempt in the late 90s, back in the UK), and I'm so glad my kids got that opportunity in their formative years.
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@astro_jcm Amazing things happen at the poles - this is one of my favourites…
“An amazing photo and not one easily duplicated.” yepppp
@MichaelPorter @astro_jcm I actually remember seeing that one on APOD!
APOD: 2006 June 20 - Hideaway
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
(apod.nasa.gov)
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While I'm no longer active in many commercial #SocialMedia platforms, as a #science communicator I still keep an eye on them to see how people (mis)understand #astronomy, and incorporate those lessons to my job.
Today Facebook crushed my soul with this abomination.
A while ago I wrote this article explaining how to spot fake #astrophotography images using science:
That article has now been superseded by "this is fake because <waves hands angrily in despair>"
@astro_jcm Before deleting, I only ever used facebook for meme groups.
I got tired of correcting physics, even in physics groups― some of which were sharing some psuedoscience spiritual dude. People were like "oh, so you do know!". Others, "you don't know anything!". Others still, "That's wrong. Explain it then!"
For Ads, I'd just report as harassment.
Staying just within the meme groups meant I seen no ads. But my data was still taken. -
I like how you break down these interactions, group 2 and 4 tells me how there is little room for nuance on social media. Unfortunately misinformation campaigns and fake clickbaity posts like these have gotten more popular over the years
@futureisfoss You hit the nail on the head there with the lack of nuance.
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@astro_jcm Amazing things happen at the poles - this is one of my favourites…
“An amazing photo and not one easily duplicated.” yepppp@MichaelPorter "not one easily duplicated" - I mean, that's not wrong
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@astro_jcm I immediately blocked any page that posted this abomination and asserted it as true.
@WriteDragon Same. Happy that this kind of accounts aren't that popular here.
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R relay@relay.mycrowd.ca shared this topic
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@gunchleoc @literally Exactly. Mentioning the lunar surface is ok here, because in a proper HDR image of a solar eclipse you can rescue details of the lunar surface illuminated by the earthshine. The caption, on its own, is correct (except for the first sentence claiming this pic is from the Feb 17 eclipse). It's the image that is problematic. But if one has never seen a real one before it's easy to fall for it.
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@astro_jcm Loved your blog post linked in your posting here. I learned some new things and saw some nice real images along the way.
@cxj Thanks! Really glad you enjoyed it
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While I'm no longer active in many commercial #SocialMedia platforms, as a #science communicator I still keep an eye on them to see how people (mis)understand #astronomy, and incorporate those lessons to my job.
Today Facebook crushed my soul with this abomination.
A while ago I wrote this article explaining how to spot fake #astrophotography images using science:
That article has now been superseded by "this is fake because <waves hands angrily in despair>"
@astro_jcm Meanwhile I’m rotating ecliptic planes in my head trying to understand how an eclipse happens at the poles (I figured it out dw)
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While I'm no longer active in many commercial #SocialMedia platforms, as a #science communicator I still keep an eye on them to see how people (mis)understand #astronomy, and incorporate those lessons to my job.
Today Facebook crushed my soul with this abomination.
A while ago I wrote this article explaining how to spot fake #astrophotography images using science:
That article has now been superseded by "this is fake because <waves hands angrily in despair>"
@astro_jcm oh, this is truly awful
And yes, most of the older people on FB still simply don't have the background to question it
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While I'm no longer active in many commercial #SocialMedia platforms, as a #science communicator I still keep an eye on them to see how people (mis)understand #astronomy, and incorporate those lessons to my job.
Today Facebook crushed my soul with this abomination.
A while ago I wrote this article explaining how to spot fake #astrophotography images using science:
That article has now been superseded by "this is fake because <waves hands angrily in despair>"
@astro_jcm hey thank you for posting your article, it was a great read, and one of the (real!) photos is gonna be my inspiration for a daily art prompt today
Also, I share your "uuuuuuugh" at the folks enthusiastically and uncritically sharing these.
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@65dBnoise @astro_jcm Actually that's slightly fake news. His treatise also had bible theology in it and the science bit was obsolete. Contemporary Kepler went further. Galileo also had mistaken ideas about tides that sailors had complained of.
His punishment was to stay in the Villa he didn't want to leave.
The Churches did do terrible things, but this often quoted one is misleading. The Pope was a close friend of Galileo.
BTW Kepler's mother was accused of being a witch, but got off.@raymaccarthy @65dBnoise @astro_jcm
Kepler's mom was tortured first.
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@MichaelPorter @astro_jcm I actually remember seeing that one on APOD!
APOD: 2006 June 20 - Hideaway
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
(apod.nasa.gov)
@edchivers @astro_jcm Ah, missed that one!
