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Posted: Mar 20, 2013 - 1:49pm
Zep wrote: The Spring Equinox from space ... At 745am today, right after astronomical spring, NOAA’s GOES-13 satellite acquired this beautiful view of Earth. (The sun was actually superimposed on this image) Also a video that shows one year of the Earth and the changing shadow: Very cool, thanks.

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Posted: Mar 20, 2013 - 12:47pm
The Spring Equinox from space ... At 745am today, right after astronomical spring, NOAA’s GOES-13 satellite acquired this beautiful view of Earth. (The sun was actually superimposed on this image) Also a video that shows one year of the Earth and the changing shadow:

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Posted: Mar 20, 2013 - 11:48am
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Posted: Dec 24, 2012 - 6:59am
GeneP59 wrote: All I want to know is, who's taking the picture of the rover? How the Rover self-portrait was created

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Posted: Dec 23, 2012 - 12:31pm
GeneP59 wrote: All I want to know is, who's taking the picture of the rover? We never really sent a probe to Mars. It's all taking place on a soundless stage in Huston for the express purpose of making the Russians jealous.

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Posted: Dec 23, 2012 - 12:10pm
Proclivities wrote: Martians have had smartphones since the early 1970s. probably get better service too

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Posted: Dec 23, 2012 - 12:03pm
GeneP59 wrote: All I want to know is, who's taking the picture of the rover? Martians have had smartphones since the early 1970s.

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Posted: Dec 23, 2012 - 11:51am
RichardPrins wrote: All I want to know is, who's taking the picture of the rover?

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Posted: Dec 23, 2012 - 8:05am
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Posted: Dec 23, 2012 - 7:37am
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Posted: Nov 1, 2012 - 5:05pm
oldslabsides wrote: awesome. we're exploring another planet, pretty cool stuff. Exploration never gets old... Though I understand they want to supply desktop images, I prefer getting rid of the black bars...

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Posted: Nov 1, 2012 - 4:59pm
RichardPrins wrote: NASA - High-Resolution Self-Portrait by Curiosity Rover Arm Camera awesome. we're exploring another planet, pretty cool stuff.

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Posted: Nov 1, 2012 - 4:57pm
So remote, high resolution images are possible!

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Posted: Nov 1, 2012 - 4:50pm
NASA - High-Resolution Self-Portrait by Curiosity Rover Arm Camera

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Posted: Oct 9, 2012 - 12:55pm
Zep wrote: Really? Wow ... I think the camera has a fisheye lens on it so that kind of distorts the horizon a bit. 70K is just above Concorde and SST and the sky does look that deep blue. So at 100 it's probably almost black. 71,500 or so. And isn't he shooting for 120k?

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Posted: Oct 9, 2012 - 12:33pm
islander wrote: One of my "want to"s is to go up into the 70-80K ft range so you can see the curvature of the planet. I've been to 50K and that's cool, but still no curve. You could try squinting. Or I could lend you Charlie to poke you in the eye at the right moment.

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Posted: Oct 9, 2012 - 12:26pm
Zep wrote: This is what it looks like from that high up: One of my "want to"s is to go up into the 70-80K ft range so you can see the curvature of the planet. I've been to 50K and that's cool, but still no curve.

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Posted: Oct 9, 2012 - 12:05pm
ScottFromWyoming wrote: That was actually in the 70k range... so go a little higher. Really? Wow ... I think the camera has a fisheye lens on it so that kind of distorts the horizon a bit. 70K is just above Concorde and SST and the sky does look that deep blue. So at 100 it's probably almost black.

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Posted: Oct 9, 2012 - 11:57am
Zep wrote: This is what it looks like from that high up: That was actually in the 70k range... so go a little higher.

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Posted: Oct 9, 2012 - 11:55am
This is what it looks like from that high up:

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