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NASA releases first full sunlit picture of Earth since 1972's "Blue Marble"
Posted on 7/21/15 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 7/21/15 at 2:32 pm
New picture (2015):
Blue Marble (1972):
LINK
Blue Marble (1972):
quote:
A NASA camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite has returned its first view of the entire sunlit side of Earth from one million miles away.
This color image of Earth was taken by NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC), a four megapixel CCD camera and telescope. The image was generated by combining three separate images to create a photographic-quality image. The camera takes a series of 10 images using different narrowband filters -- from ultraviolet to near infrared -- to produce a variety of science products. The red, green and blue channel images are used in these color images.
The image was taken July 6, 2015, showing North and Central America. The central turquoise areas are shallow seas around the Caribbean islands. This Earth image shows the effects of sunlight scattered by air molecules, giving the image a characteristic bluish tint. The EPIC team is working to remove this atmospheric effect from subsequent images. Once the instrument begins regular data acquisition, EPIC will provide a daily series of Earth images allowing for the first time study of daily variations over the entire globe. These images, available 12 to 36 hours after they are acquired, will be posted to a dedicated web page by September 2015.
The primary objective of DSCOVR, a partnership between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Air Force, is to maintain the nation’s real-time solar wind monitoring capabilities, which are critical to the accuracy and lead time of space weather alerts and forecasts from NOAA.
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Posted on 7/21/15 at 2:33 pm to GetCocky11
Look at all that ice melting
Posted on 7/21/15 at 2:33 pm to GetCocky11
I think the old one looks clearer
Posted on 7/21/15 at 2:34 pm to GetCocky11
Looks like we shrank.
Means it's colder.
Means it's colder.
Posted on 7/21/15 at 2:34 pm to GetCocky11
Damn, the earth is looking rough. Hard to believe it got that much shittier in just 43 years.
Posted on 7/21/15 at 2:35 pm to GetCocky11
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a four megapixel CCD camera and telescope
I'll let them borrow my iPhone so they can get better pictures next time.
Posted on 7/21/15 at 2:35 pm to GetCocky11
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one million miles away
Posted on 7/21/15 at 2:36 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
quote:I thought so too. I pulled up a bigger pic of the new photo of earth though and some detail in it is pretty cool.
I think the old one looks clearer
Link to larger pic
Posted on 7/21/15 at 2:36 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
quote:
I think the old one looks clearer
If I read it correctly, the new picture was taken at a distance a bit further than the 1972 picture. It is an amazing picture.
Blue Marble may be one of the most famous picture in history. It is crazy that we haven't had a new unstitched picture until now.
The resolution on this new one is pretty incredible though. You can really zoom in and see things in detail.
This post was edited on 7/21/15 at 2:37 pm
Posted on 7/21/15 at 2:36 pm to GetCocky11
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The image was generated by combining three separate images to create a photographic-quality image.
So, it was photo-shopped.
Posted on 7/21/15 at 2:38 pm to GetCocky11
This is why we can't have nice things.
Posted on 7/21/15 at 2:38 pm to GetCocky11
The earth got smaller in 43 years. We all shrink with age I guess...
Posted on 7/21/15 at 2:38 pm to GetCocky11
The picture is a manipulation of the "US Government"
The Earth's flat guys
The Earth's flat guys
Posted on 7/21/15 at 2:38 pm to GetCocky11
Looks dirtier. More of a haze
Posted on 7/21/15 at 2:41 pm to GetCocky11
Looks like the folks in Chicago better bring an umbrella to work today.
Posted on 7/21/15 at 2:43 pm to GetCocky11
New picture is of North America. The old picture is of Africa.
Thus, new picture is racist.
Thus, new picture is racist.
Posted on 7/21/15 at 2:44 pm to GetCocky11
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Blue Marble may be one of the most famous picture in history. It is crazy that we haven't had a new unstitched picture until now.
Because Africa is prominent
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