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Krakatoa through driftwood. (apod.nasa.gov)

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[–]Krinn 14 points15 points ago

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Original link with explanation

[–]FOOGEE 13 points14 points ago

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That's actually Anak Krakatoa (Child of Krakatoa). The name sake was completely destroyed in the 1883 eruption.

[–]Zwiada 4 points5 points ago

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This image is truly amazing!

[–]ratm3413 7 points8 points ago

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Oh those poor Krakatoans!!

[–]jeroonk 5 points6 points ago

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And to think that that thing rose up out of the water only 80 years ago, on top of it's predecessor, which exploded with a force 4x greater than the largest nuclear device ever detonated.

I would be scared shitless if I lived near that thing...

[–]mjbat7 2 points3 points ago

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On that occasion wasn't the explosion only that big because of the shape of the volcano, which allowed the entire erupting crater to be instantly filled with water, with the resulting water vaporisation producing the bulk of the force?

[–]SureillBuildThat 1 point2 points ago

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4 times greater? I'd be scared shitless if i lived within 2,000 miles of that thing.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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what an unbelievable picture

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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I would have loved just the volcano without the driftwood, but it doesn't stop it from being a great picture.

[–]edmundsalvacion 2 points3 points ago

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We shall call him... Zatarra!

[–]dlpwillywonka 2 points3 points ago

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Sounds very noble.

[–]edmundsalvacion 2 points3 points ago

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It means 'driftwood'

[–]SnallTrippin 2 points3 points ago

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Any higher res photos?

[–]suburbanhero22 1 point2 points ago

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Awesome.

[–]propaglandist 1 point2 points ago

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Beautiful! Something about the contrast between foreground and background gets me.

[–]lockedemosthenes 1 point2 points ago

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someone put this in a millennium falcon

[–]interstudular 1 point2 points ago

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not sure if night or day

[–]spainguy 1 point2 points ago

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Nice pic, but why is it an apod ?

[–]NoIdea- 1 point2 points ago

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beautiful.

[–]anythncldhppn 1 point2 points ago

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The big dipper on top of this picture really makes it amazing. This picture is truly awe-inspiring.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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As I stared into the gates of Oblivion...

[–]bigfootlive89 1 point2 points ago

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This is my new background

[–]blacksteyraug 1 point2 points ago

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Frodo! He did it!

[–]tooManyApples 1 point2 points ago

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Release the Krakatoa!

[–]qquicksilver 1 point2 points ago

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Wow, thats beautiful. My new desktop.

[–]TastelessAlien 1 point2 points ago

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Crossing the sea of Mordor...

[–]BMErdin 1 point2 points ago

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Aww, no mention of Giant-Size X-Men #1?

[–]thegabardinesuit 1 point2 points ago

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My heart's crackin' like a Krakatoa

[–]moar_noaw 0 points1 point ago

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I just cracked-a-toe.

[–]jakash 1 point2 points ago

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3000 x 1950 sized and a more wallpaper friendly 1920 x 1200.

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points ago

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The 1920x1200 has been stretched horizontally.

DON'T STRETCH PHOTOGRAPHS. CROP AND SCALE.

CROP AND SCALE

[–]yellekc 1 point2 points ago

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I did that, doesn't really look different to me.

1920x1200

1680x1050

[–]Ishmael12 0 points1 point ago

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I have been staring at it for about five minutes and really can't see any major distortion between the original and the resized one.

The most I could discern is that the rocks in the bottom left might be a little wider in the resized version.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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I didn't say it was major. But it clearly has been stretched if you look at both of them resized to your browser window and click back and forth.

Also, 3000/1950=1.538

but 1920/1200=1.6

He shoved the whole image into the new aspect ratio instead of cropping.

[–]jrmints 0 points1 point ago

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+1 National Happiness

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