Breathtaking view

BingoTheClowno · Post by **BingoTheClowno** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 2:18 pm

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsro ... t_2048.jpg

Just look at that and tell me if any of your problems won't feel insignificant.

[ This Message was edited by: BingoTheClowno on 2005-06-28 15:22 ]

eliam · Post by **eliam** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 4:43 pm

Post by **hubird** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 4:59 pm

at0m · Post by **at0m** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 5:39 pm

Nice one... I recently started to use xplanet as desktop background on the laptop. It shows the earth like that, from about above my place, inclusive the light of the sun as the day goes by. Finally there's no more need to go out to see if it's light outside.

Anyone seen the satellite pictures in the news lately, of our planet now and 30 years ago? Hope-giving eh. :/

ChrisWerner · Post by **ChrisWerner** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 11:06 pm

What is this turquoise glow. Gives me bad imagination.

BingoTheClowno · Post by **BingoTheClowno** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 1:42 pm

On 2005-06-29 00:06, ChrisWerner wrote:
What is this turquoise glow. Gives me bad imagination.

I thought you're going to ask why australians won't fall off the globe

Those are coral reefs.

Post by **hubird** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 3:35 pm

but won't those coral reefs fall off the globe?

[ This Message was edited by: hubird on 2005-06-29 18:49 ]

BingoTheClowno · Post by **BingoTheClowno** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 6:31 am

spacef · Post by **spacef** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 6:41 am

funny no-one mention this http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/
check the screenshots....
terraserver is quite amazing... feeling paranoid ? you can choose a location and get a few meters resolution. With Globe, you can zoom anywhere you want on this planet, or even drive in 3d (it's got altiude parameters)...
worth the install on a good machine with network access (images are updated often, dpending on the satellite and state government...
now go visit earth...
see you (there)

[ This Message was edited by: spacef on 2005-07-05 07:46 ]

BingoTheClowno · Post by **BingoTheClowno** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 7:04 am

On 2005-07-02 05:46, stardust wrote:
hmmm...insignificant

because of size or the total number of problems

Good remark!
Because of size, of course.

BingoTheClowno · Post by **BingoTheClowno** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 7:06 am

On 2005-07-05 07:41, spacef wrote:
funny no-one mention this http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/
check the screenshots....
terraserver is quite amazing... feeling paranoid ? you can choose a location and get a few meters resolution. With Globe, you can zoom anywhere you want on this planet, or even drive in 3d (it's got altiude parameters)...
worth the install on a good machine with network access (images are updated often, dpending on the satellite and state government...
now go visit earth...
see you (there)

[ This Message was edited by: spacef on 2005-07-05 07:46 ]

I've got that one too

It's nice to be able to rotate Earth with your index finger.