CapnPegleg
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[Update by @Mick West: OP Modified to include debunking info from the thread]
Various "news" outlets picked up the story that an image in Apple Maps appears to show some kind of giant fish underwater:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...nster-Apples-Maps-satellite-image-Nessie.html
![](https://www.metabunk.org/sk/Lochend__Inverness_20140419_052412_20140419_052417__84.8_RGB8_20140419_052732_20140419_052734.jpg)
However it looks exactly like the wake of other boats on the loch, just dimmer
![](https://www.metabunk.org/sk/Inverness__Highland_20140419_053404_20140419_053413__100_Layer_2_RGB8__20140419_053613_20140419_053905.jpg)
It's dimmer because of the way different images are stitched together to create a seamless image. The area with Nessie is not simply the low contrast image, but it's also blended with a higher contrast image without the boat, which is why you can see some texture in the surface of the water through the boat wake, making it look like it's underwater.
![](https://www.metabunk.org/sk/Inverness__Highland_20140419_060025_20140419_060027__100_Layer_1_RGB8__20140419_060155_20140419_060532__100_Layer_2_RGB8__20140419_081043_20140419_081046.jpg)
And we can even see what boat it is: (thanks @jonnyH )
![](https://www.metabunk.org/sk/Screenshot_20140419_063039__100_RGB8__20140419_082257_20140419_082259.jpg)
![](https://www.metabunk.org/sk/Lochend__Inverness_20140419_082437_20140419_082439_copy__100_metabunk.org_RGB8__20140419_083903_20140419_083911.jpg)
Various "news" outlets picked up the story that an image in Apple Maps appears to show some kind of giant fish underwater:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...nster-Apples-Maps-satellite-image-Nessie.html
![](https://www.metabunk.org/sk/Lochend__Inverness_20140419_052412_20140419_052417__84.8_RGB8_20140419_052732_20140419_052734.jpg)
However it looks exactly like the wake of other boats on the loch, just dimmer
![](https://www.metabunk.org/sk/Inverness__Highland_20140419_053404_20140419_053413__100_Layer_2_RGB8__20140419_053613_20140419_053905.jpg)
It's dimmer because of the way different images are stitched together to create a seamless image. The area with Nessie is not simply the low contrast image, but it's also blended with a higher contrast image without the boat, which is why you can see some texture in the surface of the water through the boat wake, making it look like it's underwater.
![](https://www.metabunk.org/sk/Inverness__Highland_20140419_060025_20140419_060027__100_Layer_1_RGB8__20140419_060155_20140419_060532__100_Layer_2_RGB8__20140419_081043_20140419_081046.jpg)
And we can even see what boat it is: (thanks @jonnyH )
![](https://www.metabunk.org/sk/Screenshot_20140419_063039__100_RGB8__20140419_082257_20140419_082259.jpg)
![](https://www.metabunk.org/sk/Lochend__Inverness_20140419_082437_20140419_082439_copy__100_metabunk.org_RGB8__20140419_083903_20140419_083911.jpg)
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