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What is that, an image for ants??? I absolutely cannot stand it when a site, especially a government site, doesn't post the original, high resolution, images.

by NoSalt 1y ago

What is that, an image for ants??? I absolutely cannot stand it when a site, especially a government site, doesn't post the original, high resolution, images. However, it seems like it's an archeological expedition to find the high resolution, high quality image.

frereubu 1y ago
For those too lazy to go digging: https://cdn.xcancel.com/pic/orig/7498ED4A7CB57/media%2FGu8ksxHWYAAyHEq.jpg https://cdn.xcancel.com/pic/orig/7498ED4A7CB57/media%2FGu8ks... Original tweet: https://xcancel.com/Astro_Ayers/status/1940810789830451563 https://xcancel.com/Astro_Ayers/status/1940810789830451563
- waltwalther 1y ago
  Thank you!
- bilekas 1y ago
  Thank you, I don't think it's too unreasonable when talking about an amazing image to link to the image in the article to be fair.
- th0ma5 1y ago
  Surely X isn't the sole source for this?
  - stronglikedan 1y ago
    Sure, why not? It's the sole source for a lot of things, just like reddit is the sole source for a lot of other things, so why go anywhere else?
    - antonvs 1y ago
      https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/sep/05/racism-misogyny-lies-how-did-x-become-so-full-of-hatred-and-is-it-ethical-to-keep-using-it https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/sep/05/r...
    - MisterTea 1y ago
      > Sure, why not? People like me who have never used twitter. It makes no sense to spread this information across platforms.
      - notyourwork 1y ago
        You don’t have to use twitter (I don’t).
        MisterTea 1y ago
        But how would one know to look there for the high resolution image?
- js2 1y ago
  A link to an even higher resolution image was posted hours earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44937613 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44937613 https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2025/07/Nichole-Ayers-Sprite1.jpeg https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2025/07/Nichole-Ayers-S...
- araes 1y ago
  From lfaw explanation linked below: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44939514 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44939514 "The phenomenon took place at roughly 29°N 101.5°W over Coahuila, Mexico." That's ~50 miles from the Ciudad Acuña / Del Rio border crossing with Texas.
porphyra 1y ago
Also all the social media links are wrong lol. I clicked on the instagram link to "nasascience" expecting to find a higher quality photo and it turned out to be some random Turkish dude with 3 posts and 1 follower.

by NoSalt 1y ago

frereubu 1y ago

For those too lazy to go digging: https://cdn.xcancel.com/pic/orig/7498ED4A7CB57/media%2FGu8ksxHWYAAyHEq.jpg https://cdn.xcancel.com/pic/orig/7498ED4A7CB57/media%2FGu8ks... Original tweet: https://xcancel.com/Astro_Ayers/status/1940810789830451563 https://xcancel.com/Astro_Ayers/status/1940810789830451563

waltwalther 1y ago
Thank you!
bilekas 1y ago
Thank you, I don't think it's too unreasonable when talking about an amazing image to link to the image in the article to be fair.
th0ma5 1y ago
Surely X isn't the sole source for this?
- stronglikedan 1y ago
  Sure, why not? It's the sole source for a lot of things, just like reddit is the sole source for a lot of other things, so why go anywhere else?
  - antonvs 1y ago
    https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/sep/05/racism-misogyny-lies-how-did-x-become-so-full-of-hatred-and-is-it-ethical-to-keep-using-it https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/sep/05/r...
  - MisterTea 1y ago
    > Sure, why not? People like me who have never used twitter. It makes no sense to spread this information across platforms.
    - notyourwork 1y ago
      You don’t have to use twitter (I don’t).
      - MisterTea 1y ago
        But how would one know to look there for the high resolution image?
js2 1y ago
A link to an even higher resolution image was posted hours earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44937613 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44937613 https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2025/07/Nichole-Ayers-Sprite1.jpeg https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2025/07/Nichole-Ayers-S...
araes 1y ago
From lfaw explanation linked below: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44939514 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44939514 "The phenomenon took place at roughly 29°N 101.5°W over Coahuila, Mexico." That's ~50 miles from the Ciudad Acuña / Del Rio border crossing with Texas.

porphyra 1y ago

Also all the social media links are wrong lol. I clicked on the instagram link to "nasascience" expecting to find a higher quality photo and it turned out to be some random Turkish dude with 3 posts and 1 follower.