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Offline Apollo 957

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« on: February 28, 2016, 01:28:34 PM »
http://static.bangordailynews.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/344/files/2015/10/iss.jpeg?strip=all

When did the ISS have a round array like that pictured above, if at all?

I can't find the original of the photo, only postings at a couple of blog sites.

Offline Bryanpoprobson

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Re: ISS
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2016, 01:49:30 PM »
That looks more like MIR than the ISS.



With bits photo-shopped on..
« Last Edit: February 28, 2016, 01:52:50 PM by Bryanpoprobson »
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Offline BazBear

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Re: ISS
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2016, 02:00:53 PM »
Looks like Photoshop job using this photo...
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Offline raven

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Re: ISS
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2016, 03:43:54 PM »
 If you look closely, the circular array is a lot more noisy with harder contrast than the rest of the image.

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Re: ISS
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2016, 04:04:15 PM »
I think the gun turrets are a recent addition too.


Offline Apollo 957

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Re: ISS
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2016, 04:57:36 PM »
With a bit of determined googling, it appears it's a "speculatively militarised" space station.

http://www.bldgblog.com/2014/08/the-spacecraft-cemetery/

Believe it or not, this was cited in a YouTube comment thread as a real picture of the ISS.... and the blog entry above says picture "Courtesy of NASA" (!)

Offline BazBear

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Re: ISS
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2016, 07:39:55 PM »
I should have added that original, non-'shopped, photo I posted above is indeed the ISS, taken during the STS-111 assembly mission in June 2002.
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Offline VQ

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Re: ISS
« Reply #7 on: February 29, 2016, 02:50:19 AM »
I think the gun turrets are a recent addition too.

Your comment needs desiccant.