By Vurdlak on October 17, 2006, with 116 Comments
This is our newest user-submitted optical illusion. Mary sent this photo with following description: “Hello, attached is a picture I have used for a wallpaper. I have no idea where it is from or where this island is located. None the less it is nature at its best”. Here at Mighty Optical Illusions, we are buffeled with this one as much as Mary. Is it for real or just a hoax/photoshopped image? Anyone has more info? If it’s for real, be sure to submit Google Earth co-ordinates. In the mean time check our Google Earth Category for more!
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I have had this as a screensaver for 4 years. It is a special symbol for my husband and I. We have a saying that we had always used.
“Love you to the Moon and Stars”
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!
THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL
WANNA GO THERE
I am going here with my friend Chuck. He has his own plane. Thanks Chuck :)
I found out where it is, and it is fake! The star is not there! Coordinates:
20°37’57.48″N 156°29’45.95″W
obviously its fake , what was that girl thinking?
OKAY PEOPLE THIS IS IN MAUI HAWAII! ITS PHOTOSHOPED IVE BEEN THEIR SNORKLING AND THIER IS NO STAR! If you dont believe me check on google earth! Here are the corordinates
Latitude 20°37’57.48″N
longitude 156°29’46.79″W
The uppermost tip of the star is copy/pasted directly from the small section just below it. But that might not mean the whole “star” is Photoshopped…
omg!!! look at the bit right of the moon!
its a baby bottle!!!!!!!!!!
The “Star” has waves on the right sides of all of the points, the same as the Crescent. Unfortunately it takes a fair bit of open water to create waves, and this shows the lie in the picture.
You will also notice that waves have reflections from the shoreline (check the ocean to the right of the main wave activity in the middle of the right side of the Crescent); none is evident around the “Star” – another indicator.
It is however a very well done, and beautiful, picture.
Sorry guys, but this indeed is photoshopped.
If you look at the right edge of the star, you can see exactly similar edges on the right of the moon- they just copied and pasted the moon’s edge to the star.
It may be *partially* real, but the star was a bit off and they had to doctor it, but if the thing is real, it would be more impressive not photoshopped.
To be specific, on the right side of the top part of the star, the shape of the rock and waves is exactly the same as the edge of the moon directly to the right of it.
That means photoshop.
wots dis i believe this is nearby australia
it is molokini island, at 20°37’57.70″N,156°29’46.12″W
The crescent is Molokini, which is off the coast of Maui in Hawaii. I dont think the star is real. Molokini is a bird reserve on the surface and a fish reserve under water property of the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
its a hoax..it molokini in Hawaii with a star added
this is so obviously photo shopped i cant believe it was even posted in the first place.
1) there are wave breakers on the star. ONE THE SIDE FACING THE MOON.
2) Theres no underwater drop off under the star like there is under the moon.
3) look at the top point of the star. just look at it.
The crescent moon and star is not an Islamic Symbol. It wasn’t until the Ottoman Empire that the crescent moon and star became affiliated with the Muslim world. When the Turks conquered Constantinople (Istanbul) in 1453, they adopted the city’s existing flag and symbol. Legend holds that the founder of the Ottoman Empire, Othman, had a dream in which the crescent moon stretched from one end of the earth to the other. Taking this as a good omen, he chose to keep the crescent and make it the symbol of his dynasty. There is speculation that the five points on the star represent the five daily prayers, but this is pure conjecture. The five points were not standard on the Ottoman flags, and it is also not standard on flags used in the Muslim world today.
For hundreds of years, the Ottoman Empire ruled over the Muslim world. After centuries of battle with Christian Europe, it is understandable how the symbols of this empire became linked in people’s minds with the faith of Islam as a whole.
Based on this history, many Muslims reject using the crescent moon as a symbol of Islam. The faith of Islam has historically adopted no symbol, and many refuse to accept what is essentially an ancient pagan icon.”
Read more: http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar/FatwaE/FatwaE&cid=1119503544398#ixzz0pJIekI00
If you enlarge the pic you will clearly see that the star is made up of composite pieces of the moon. It’s actually quite a fun exercise to match bits of the moon island to the star. The two boats are also a dead give-away. To give you a head start: Take a look at the top most part of the star – you’ll see two black dots. Look directly across from them to the moon and you’ll see the exact same dot. If you look at the waves crashing below the black dot on the moon you’ll notice the similarity to those crashing below the two dots on the star. You’ll find a lot more on your own. Have fun ;-p
It’s Algeriaaa
Yes, it’s the Flag of Algeria
The cresent shaped island is Molokini in the Hawaiian Island Chain. I do not know where the star island came from.
Dunno if it’s Pshop or man-made, but it’s great! :D
Born on Maui, lived there for 25+ years…Photoshopped, but a pretty cool one!
Molokini right, with a [fake] star? We visited in May and did some snorkeling.
Hmmm….It’s most likely photoshopped or is a man-made island,but it still looks cool.
cool… i think its manmade
This is definitely Molokini crater off of Maui. I have been there. The star is photoshopped in though. The waves washing up on the sides of the “Star” island are all wrong. But the “Moon” island is definitely real, and is a great place to snorkel!
Star is obviously shopped… waves are breaking on the the side that would be enclosed and protected by the “Moon” island (Molokini).
I wanna live there!
i agree the waves are on the wrong side of the star
I looked very closely at the Star Island. It was photoshopped. NO QUESTIONS NEEDED! I agree with everyone!
Turkey :P
This reminds me of… Naruto Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon
coool place to live in….
cool place to live in…
Another one of my favorite photos.
looks like morrowind desktop icon ^_^