Sunset at the North Pole

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Duanne — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:04:39 GMT

Just one more reason to praise GOD... very beautiful piece of art

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pmcgall64 — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:29:26 GMT

It is so obvious that people are not reading the info. That is how problems get started. When people make comments based on ASSUMPTION, instead of taking a few minutes to find out what is the real story.

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saynotoquacks — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:09:42 GMT

It's a little like a big pharma commercial--intended to inspire and dupe simultaneously. Of course it is harmless and proves a point. The moon would never appear that much bigger than the sun, or in that spot in relation to the sun, any more than a toxic drug will improve your quality of life!!!

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JeriNascar88 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:25:52 GMT

Nice picture, but you should check this out on www.snopes.com -- not a true picture!

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gripofgrace247 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:14:14 GMT

Wow! There are a lot of SLOW people on here. This is not real folks! Read first before you post a comment. :-)

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Razarr69 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:13:19 GMT

This was not done with Photoshop. It was created with Terragen. I've been using the software since 1999. I liked to use it as a benchmark for my PC against my friend's PC. As well, it is fun to use as you can create some beautiful pictures with a minimal amount of effort. I'm sure the software has progressed even further from back when I was using it. And as far as pictures go, when I saw this one, I immediately thought, "Terragen". Then I read Mercola's comment which mentioned it by name. It was the water that gave it away for me. Especially the reflection of the sun.

In any case, go grab a copy of Terragen and produce some of your own 'photos'. You will be amazed at how good they can look. Some of the snowy mountain scenes I created would be hard to prove as fakes. So go grab you a copy and have fun. There is even a photo gallery of submissions that will really knock your socks off. I think they even run (or they did in the past) competitions to see who can create the best Terragen image without any outside software aid. Good stuff. I would rate this image as a solid C+ when compared to the others I have seen.

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amysnaturals — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:11:15 GMT

Absolutely breathtaking!

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R Mann — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:48:26 GMT

Anything is digitally possible in Photoshop.............

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UnFood Cop — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:18:20 GMT

What a beautiful piece of artwork !!

However, it seems that most of the readers have missed this point.

Has Dr Mercola done this intentionally to see if folks are actually reading beyond the 'headline'?

btw: besides the given explanation, the other reason that this could not be the north pole is that, as of yet, there is no open water.

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Nii — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:22:37 GMT

A good capture of one of those moments when nature is at its best. Lovely, peaceful, stress-free...with a touch of zen. Love it!

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scrub girl — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:48:46 GMT

Interesting display. But-- everything is not what it appears to be.

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Kelticdove — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:22:48 GMT

No offense to most of these comments, but if you read Dr Mercola's explanation, you'd have gotten the "whole picture." Including the program that was used to create the picture.

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7garcia — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:20:14 GMT

I saw this picture a year ago. Yes, it's a fraud, but beautiful. I was dismayed that it was not made clear at the outset (when I first saw it) that it was not possible. I'm no astronomer but isn't the earth eclipsing the moon what gives us a view of only half or a crescent of the moon? How could you then see the sun at the same time that close to the moon?

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BeyondOrganic — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:48:10 GMT

Pretty Cool!!

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heilmikaal — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:05:26 GMT

As beautiful as that is, if I saw that unexpectedly one day, I would start freaking out.