Very Cool Picture
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Very Cool Picture
This was e-mailed to me and I thought I'd share it.
"THIS PHOTO IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. BE SURE TO READ THE TEXT BELOW TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT YOU ARE VIEWING. IT IS HISTORIC TOO AS THIS IS THE LAST MISSION FOR COLUMBIA.
The photograph attached was taken by the crew on board the Columbia during its last mission, on a cloudless day.
The picture is of Europe and Africa when the sun is setting. Half of the picture is in night. The bright dots you see are the cities lights.
The top part of Africa is the Sahara Desert. Note that the lights are already on in Holland, Paris, and Barcelona, and that's it's still daylight in Dublin, London, Lisbon, and Madrid.
The sun is still shining on the Strait of Gibraltar. The Mediterranean Sea is already in darkness. In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean you can see the Azores Islands; below them to the right are the Madeira Islands; a bit below are the Canary Islands; and further South, close to the farthest western point of Africa, are the Cape Verde islands.
Note that the Sahara is huge and can be seen clearly both during Daytime and night time
To the left, on top, is Greenland, totally frozen."
"THIS PHOTO IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. BE SURE TO READ THE TEXT BELOW TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT YOU ARE VIEWING. IT IS HISTORIC TOO AS THIS IS THE LAST MISSION FOR COLUMBIA.
The photograph attached was taken by the crew on board the Columbia during its last mission, on a cloudless day.
The picture is of Europe and Africa when the sun is setting. Half of the picture is in night. The bright dots you see are the cities lights.
The top part of Africa is the Sahara Desert. Note that the lights are already on in Holland, Paris, and Barcelona, and that's it's still daylight in Dublin, London, Lisbon, and Madrid.
The sun is still shining on the Strait of Gibraltar. The Mediterranean Sea is already in darkness. In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean you can see the Azores Islands; below them to the right are the Madeira Islands; a bit below are the Canary Islands; and further South, close to the farthest western point of Africa, are the Cape Verde islands.
Note that the Sahara is huge and can be seen clearly both during Daytime and night time
To the left, on top, is Greenland, totally frozen."
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Wow, the water is so clear, I can see the ocean floor including the contential shelf! 
Actually, it's a fake.....Sorry Hoss!
http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/EarthObserva...Photograph.htm
Actually, it's a fake.....Sorry Hoss!
http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/EarthObserva...Photograph.htm
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Thats MR Hoss to you buddy!
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There's always someone who has to come along and spoil it for everyone else. Commatoze....just cause you were picked on as a child doesn't mean you have to ruin our fun.
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When are you going to tell the truth, Hoss? I'm starting to think YOU were picked on as a kid, and your little lies about bedliners and pictures of the earth is your way of getting back at everybody
I will admit, though you had me fooled, its a good thing Commatoze is so smart
I will admit, though you had me fooled, its a good thing Commatoze is so smart
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Thats MR Hoss to you buddy!
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Originally posted by Crimedog
When are you going to tell the truth, Hoss? I'm starting to think YOU were picked on as a kid, and your little lies about bedliners and pictures of the earth is your way of getting back at everybody
When are you going to tell the truth, Hoss? I'm starting to think YOU were picked on as a kid, and your little lies about bedliners and pictures of the earth is your way of getting back at everybody
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I can't believe you are all pickin on hoss! The picture looked good to me... I am not an astronut, (nope, not a typo), but I thought it looked good! How would most of us know what a pic from space should look like?
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Not to pat myself on the back here, but the lack of clouds really tripped the fake alarms for me. I haven't seen small parts of the country cloudless, much less the entire North Atlantic....Beautiful composite, though, and an interesting blend of several different imaging technologies!