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Earth in True Color
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Uploaded: 08/06/03 2:20 AM GMT
Earth in True Color
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If you could take away all the clouds and take a perfect picture of the Earth, well, this is it. Credit goes to NASA, and image is in public domain.
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camerahound
08/06/03 2:43 AM GMT
This is very cool. I've seen it with the original rendering, but this is much easier to interpret. Thanks!
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No problem! I love both this and the "Earth at night" which is the same but at night, with all the lights and things... very cool.
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thats cool! and the flatness just sortof idk it doesnt hurt the image thats for sure :)
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"Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a voice says to me, 'This is going to take more than one night.'
What are those white spots in the Southern Ocean? Icebergs or illegal Patogonean Tooth Fish fishing ships? Very cool image!
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Very nice but why so flat... I've seen a s...
on your picture, it's my country... Belgium
on your picture, it's my country... Belgium
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Ah, very cool to see the green areas vs. the dry. I didn't realise green was in the majourity ubtil this picture.. (well.. minus the snowy bits!)
- caesurae
- caesurae
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I wish they would not have cut out the water in the oceans. It would have looked a lot more prettier if the land was surrounded by the light blue water rather than that dark blue fill-in.
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"I wish they would not have cut out the water in the oceans. It would have looked a lot more prettier if the land was surrounded by the light blue water rather than that dark blue fill-in."
Actually, that is the real color of the ocean. Hence the name, "Earth in True Color." It's good to remember the scale of the image -- even though you might see blue water for a few hundred feet when you look out to sea, that translates to an unnoticable distance on this picture. However, you can see some of the more tropical areas have that beautiful crystal-clear sandy-bottom water which is a bright turquoise color. (Take a look at the bahamas, for instance) :-)
But yeah, I didn't edit this image whatsoever. I just stuck it on a background the same color as the ocean to make the top look a little better than the bottom.
And, Hroethbert: the "white spots in the Southern Ocean" are indeed icebergs. One of them even shows its path over the several exposures, probably left there to compensate for weather. :-)
~Tristan
Actually, that is the real color of the ocean. Hence the name, "Earth in True Color." It's good to remember the scale of the image -- even though you might see blue water for a few hundred feet when you look out to sea, that translates to an unnoticable distance on this picture. However, you can see some of the more tropical areas have that beautiful crystal-clear sandy-bottom water which is a bright turquoise color. (Take a look at the bahamas, for instance) :-)
But yeah, I didn't edit this image whatsoever. I just stuck it on a background the same color as the ocean to make the top look a little better than the bottom.
And, Hroethbert: the "white spots in the Southern Ocean" are indeed icebergs. One of them even shows its path over the several exposures, probably left there to compensate for weather. :-)
~Tristan
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It's a great image. I love pics of the Earth. I think it would be really cool if you could see the areas with heavy population though. Just a thought.
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Yeah, that would be cool. Try the "Earth at Night" picture. It's lit up with population. If I haven't posted it already, I will.
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This image is beautiful, it just shows the natural beauty of this great orb that we inhabit. It is a pity that we don't treat it very well.
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This caught my eye on the front page when I entered. Thanks for uploading it so I can download it. I hope I got my ups and downs in the correct order. Chaos sometimes reigns.
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Really cool picture i did not realize that the earth was that green
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"However, you can see some of the more tropical areas have that beautiful crystal-clear sandy-bottom water which is a bright turquoise color."
There's a bit of that same colour way up north in Canada. Strange
But, really lovely image. It's great to say the beautiful earth like this
There's a bit of that same colour way up north in Canada. Strange
But, really lovely image. It's great to say the beautiful earth like this
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Stuffed animals are always right
Just wanted to say that you might have seen this very image in the hit blockbuster "The Day After Tomorrow," which is a fun movie if you haven't seen it.
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Fiat Lux
i could swear that ive seen this picture while surfing the net before, I agree its nice though, ill give you that much.
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-Amanda-"The essential quality of life is living, the essential quality of living is change; change is evolution, and we are part of it."
:P maybe it was at that NASA site lol im not sure. :S well high marks from me because it is a really nice picture
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-Amanda-"The essential quality of life is living, the essential quality of living is change; change is evolution, and we are part of it."
"It's the nicest weather earth has ever had..." (said in an annoying tone). No, not you or the image, just a quote from Mystery Science Theater 3000 during the entry logo. :-) It is pretty cool, although I REALLY think it was taken during the summer or something, because Minnesota doesn't look like that much of the year. Nice post!
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-those who hit rock bottom are too concerned with self pity to realize that they are lying on an anvil-
Psalm 66:10, Job 10:8
Alaska's green. O-O
This is really cool. I can see my house from here.
It's kinda funny how you can't even see the tiniest sign of human population. Not even a speck of anything indicating New York or LA or anything like that. Real neat.
This is really cool. I can see my house from here.
It's kinda funny how you can't even see the tiniest sign of human population. Not even a speck of anything indicating New York or LA or anything like that. Real neat.
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Fly.
beautiful.. and so clear..
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Live like there is no tomorrow.
When you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything - Doc Brown
fantastic, super, awesome!!!
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Desire is half of life; indifference is half of death. Kahlil Gibran
Interesting how you can't see a shred of human buildings or cities. Great work.
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Life is far too important to be taken seriously. -Oscar Wilde