There is no reason to classify it as fake. But it is badly processed. The eclipsed Sun should be about the same intensity as the sky away from the corona. Not black.I was present when my friend Tora Greve showed us pictures that she had taken during her 2003 visit to Antarctica to see the solar eclipse. She showed us other people's pictures too, and she showed us the picture that is today's APOD. She gave us details on her visit, explained to us what Antarctica had been like and what the solar eclipse was like.What a laughably bad example of photo manipulation! It is completely unrealistic.
So I'm afraid you're wrong. Today's APOD is most certainly not a fake. And if you find the picture unrealistic, maybe that's because you haven't been to Antarctica during a solar eclipse.
Ann
Statistics: Posted by Chris Peterson — Sun Mar 10, 2024 1:55 pm — Replies 9 — Views 540