Comments on: Viewing Earth from Space … Almost http://cybernetnews.com/viewing-earth-from-space-almost/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:29:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Nubo http://cybernetnews.com/viewing-earth-from-space-almost/comment-page-1/#comment-144789 Nubo Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:37:35 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/08/24/viewing-earth-from-space-almost/#comment-144789 "It’s amazing how far away the clouds look – it almost looks like they’re as far away as what they’d be standing on the ground looking up." Since the camera is about 120,000 feet and those clouds are probably 30-40,000 feet at most, they are at least TWICE as far away as seen from the ground. “It’s amazing how far away the clouds look – it almost looks like they’re as far away as what they’d be standing on the ground looking up.”

Since the camera is about 120,000 feet and those clouds are probably 30-40,000 feet at most, they are at least TWICE as far away as seen from the ground.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/viewing-earth-from-space-almost/comment-page-1/#comment-114106 Ryan Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:07:34 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/08/24/viewing-earth-from-space-almost/#comment-114106 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-114040" rel="nofollow">Koromar wrote:</a><blockquote>Can someone explain to me, what I’m looking at in pic #75 (10:46)? Some kind of reflection? But what is that texture? Something from a label, a case, a logo on the cam? Help me out guys ;)</blockquote></div> That appears to be something like "sun spots" that sometimes show up in photos with a lot of light in them. You often see spots when taking pictures of sunsets, and I'm sure the bright atmosphere caused some of these spots for some reason. It looks kinda cool though. Koromar wrote:
Can someone explain to me, what I’m looking at in pic #75 (10:46)? Some kind of reflection? But what is that texture? Something from a label, a case, a logo on the cam? Help me out guys ;)

That appears to be something like “sun spots” that sometimes show up in photos with a lot of light in them. You often see spots when taking pictures of sunsets, and I’m sure the bright atmosphere caused some of these spots for some reason. It looks kinda cool though.

]]> By: Tinhed http://cybernetnews.com/viewing-earth-from-space-almost/comment-page-1/#comment-114089 Tinhed Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:41:39 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/08/24/viewing-earth-from-space-almost/#comment-114089 Fantastic pictures. Yes picture #75 seems starnge. a kind of a aura is it? Fantastic pictures. Yes picture #75 seems starnge. a kind of a aura is it?

]]> By: Koromar http://cybernetnews.com/viewing-earth-from-space-almost/comment-page-1/#comment-114040 Koromar Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:50:55 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/08/24/viewing-earth-from-space-almost/#comment-114040 Can someone explain to me, what I'm looking at in pic #75 (10:46)? Some kind of reflection? But what is that texture? Something from a label, a case, a logo on the cam? Help me out guys ;) Can someone explain to me, what I’m looking at in pic #75 (10:46)? Some kind of reflection? But what is that texture? Something from a label, a case, a logo on the cam? Help me out guys ;)

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