re: After reading the Big Bang Thread...Can anyone post a real pic of earth

I find it both funny and embarrassing that either of you think scientists should just take a regular old picture of the Earth. The Blue Marble was taken on a regular camera with special film, but we're not sending satellites to space to satisfy IceTiger.

They take the pictures with three different filters that are actually useful from a scientific standpoint. They combine the three filters to create "true color" images. If you want a "real" picture, take one out of your window seat on a plane.