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Originally posted by Essan
Daft question, but why does the second picture show a completely different view? It's not even a telephoto shot of the glen depicted in the first picture!

In any case, it appears to be a clear case of that rare and inexplicable phenomenon known as a big dark cloud moving in front of the sun

!!!!!!
Happens all the time here (East Kilbride Scotland). In fact anywhere in Scotland this happens. Now if you happen to be in a glen then it can get very dramatic. Loch Ness, ironically, is a very good one. The height, steep sides, narrowness and oriantation mean the the light levels can switch as quickly as a light bulb. Probably explains lots of "sightings".

I think we have a problem with the TV gaming generation who occasionally go outside and are disturbed by "the sky" and "the weather".

if you have read any of dan's posts especially in the survival threads, you would see that he is always out doing stuff - hiking, camping in the hills and mountains etc around inverness i am sure he has seen alot of strange weather! tv weather generation him - i dont think so. so it must have been very strange for him to remark and take pics of it.

alternatively it could have been an eclipse. There was one a few days ago you know.

I'm going to ask my question again, maybe this time i'll get some feedback.

WHY didn't you look up at the sun when it got dark?

That would have been the first thing i would have done, and i believe that any person would have done the exact same thing.

You found the time to take pictures of the event and yet you didn't find the time to check if the sun was still in its place? Come on.

This hoax has earned way too much attention.

Dan refuses to address the plethora of questions about the reason for #2 picture being in a different location, the reason for editing/manipulating the 'evidence', or not looking for the sun.

If Dan was reputable here his peers should begin to question that, for even if this was all done with honest intentions, his stalwart ignorance and refusal to address the questions raised is as dangerous as any malicious hoax.


Clouds, eclipse or scam.

Don't waste energy on this topic, let it die.

Originally posted by Dan Tanna

Originally posted by harrytuttle
I'll bite.

Gee, did you think of looking up? Tell me you looked up, like a normal human would. And tell me what you saw when you looked up.

That will answer your question.

I took the photo and did look up. OMFG.... the sky was dark. Hence the dark picture.

Thats why i said it was like an eclipse... light levels dropped markedly.

he had already answered it on the first page

Originally posted by malcr

I think we have a problem with the TV gaming generation who occasionally go outside and are disturbed by "the sky" and "the weather".

Priceless
Yes yes yes I do beleive so

okay I can imagine that if there is an object in space orbiting the earth.. it wil make an shadow very small located on earth...

the time the shadows falls will say something about the speed of it.. and if it coverd the sun ometing about the size of it... how big is the sun seen from the surface???? 1cm? half a cm. ???

With the conflict with Georgia/Russia, the boys in black were firing up HAARP weaponry again. The high levels of EMF can bend sunlight which can explain the brief periods of dark or light. Just wait and see, the Ruskies will be experiencing the lovely sideffects of EMF terawatts beemed at them real soon!