View from Space

[PalmettoTiger 1]

Some of you have seen the true-color poster of the Earth that has no clouds or anything; here is a VERY large digital version. The file is over 2 MB, and something like 8,000x4,100 resolution. If you've got the connection to handle it, it's stunning. (I never thought New Jersey would be so green.)
PTiger
I'm stepping through the door
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way

[Viking 0]

HOLY FOCK!!!!!!
I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver

[AndyMan 7]

You con't trust the colors on these space pictures. They're not taken with traditional cameras. They're "taken" with assorted kinds of radar imaging, the satalites simply collect computer data.
Later supercomputers create an image that looks sorta like the planet, but colors are up to the interpretation of the programmers.
As an example, I'm pretty sure Alaska would be snow covered. Or a better example, I'm pretty sure the northern part of Hudsons Bay - that big ass piece of water in the middle of Canada, isn't fluroescent green.
Still very cool.
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[Cornholio 0]

No shit!! That is amazing.
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[PhreeZone 20]

Actually that picture was taken from an assembly of thousands of weather photos if I remember right. That is ture color there... and Alaska is'nt always in snow...
I wish you would step back from that ledge my friend... ~3EB

[TheMarshMan1 0]

That is one kickass pic. I wish my screen were bigger!
"If I could be like that, I would give anything, just to live one day, in those shoes..."

[Kris 0]

That was truly impressive.
Kris