Skyviper Posted June 1, 2011 Posted June 1, 2011 Wonder how far away they were to take that photo? to me it doesnt look far away enough.
+Fubar512 Posted June 1, 2011 Posted June 1, 2011 Since there's no sign that the film was exposed to radiation (no evidence of white spots on the original emulsion) I'd say it was far enough away. The camera was probably automated or remotely operated, anyway.
+Heberth Posted June 1, 2011 Posted June 1, 2011 i'd say 5 to 10 km from the main column. too close, i guess...
Skyviper Posted June 2, 2011 Author Posted June 2, 2011 (edited) The 60s?...hate to see what one would look like now. I just happened across this and for me this is a reminder that things didnt come to end like this and also a reminder that things can end like this. Edited June 2, 2011 by Skyviper
Lexx_Luthor Posted June 3, 2011 Posted June 3, 2011 10km is believable. It looks like a wide angle lens. I'm guessing that's 40kt yield, give or take 2x. Apply the old Boy Scout method to the cloud top, guessing at this time maybe 25kft, or 8km high. If the cloud top is 45 degrees high -- assuming wide angle lens, and you can easily see the gills under the mushroom cap, there's 8km from camera tower to the base of the mushroom stem. That's a lot of rough assumptions: yield, cloud age, height, and angle, as well as lens. 10km just to be safe. Apparently, you can vacation there. Mururoa, where the sun shines brighter. Holiday 4 U ~> http://vacationorholiday.blogspot.com/2009/05/mururoa.html
TX3RN0BILL Posted June 3, 2011 Posted June 3, 2011 Lemme guess, Lexx, there's no need for microwave ovens there, the food cooks by itself? In any case, the picture is quite amazing... Strange how something so devastating can look so beautiful, it looks almost organic...
Lexx_Luthor Posted June 3, 2011 Posted June 3, 2011 Beware the colour or contrast intensity. Notice the sky and ocean are black.
Slartibartfast Posted June 3, 2011 Posted June 3, 2011 Lemme guess, Lexx, there's no need for microwave ovens there, the food cooks by itself? In any case, the picture is quite amazing... Strange how something so devastating can look so beautiful, it looks almost organic... And you can find it at night easily without lights as it glows a bright green...
Lexx_Luthor Posted June 4, 2011 Posted June 4, 2011 Yeap. Get your Teller tan Megabars open 24 hours Bathe in a heated bubbly lagoon Surf the best super critical shock waves Enjoy your radiation relaxation period Fun for the whole Fermily Gammascreen lotion SPF 3.0x10^11 now in stock!
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