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Presumably star positions in nighttime photographs could be used to determine location/time. Not very precisely but it could be enough to say the picture defini
by progbits 3y ago
Presumably star positions in nighttime photographs could be used to determine location/time. Not very precisely but it could be enough to say the picture definitely wasn't taken at time/place that is claimed.
Edit: or even simpler, moon phases:
"Here is a photo of my client on the night of the murder so they have alibi"
"There was a new moon on the night in question but the photo shows a full moon"
- 7373737373 3y agoPossibly very precisely if there is something like a satellite streak in the picture, which is very common
- br3d 3y agoPerhaps even more crudely, something like "You claimed you crashed your car because the sun was in your eyes, but it was morning and you were heading west...."
- Amorymeltzer 3y agoA terrible thing to do to yourself is learn what moon phases are approximately visible at what times of day. It's not too complicated—a full moon by definition is opposite the Sun's position, hence night, etc.—but it's surprising how many books out there will have incorrect moon phases. It's clearly not on the list of things to fact check!
- ptsneves 3y agoNeil Degrasse Tyson famously called out titanic for having an incorrect night sky depiction. In a later remaster they fixed it. It is well covered in his book as well as online.
- krallja 3y agoEven more galling are all the paintings and drawings of the moon which have stars visible THROUGH THE MOON. The moon is spherical, whether it’s lit or not! It doesn’t turn into a croissant and then disappear!!
- andreareina 3y agoYou might be surprised about how precise we can get: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonrise,_Hernandez,_New_Mexico https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonrise,_Hernandez,_New_Mex...