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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: [Upstream] Night view of earth from space
The NASA channel has some absolutely spectacular stuff on there, too. One day I watched what I think were Landsat images that showed the deforestation of China. It was amazing. They also show views of cities from space and then get gradually closer and closer until they show street signs. I'm sure there are a few camera tricks employed, but it was amazing. > From: gerald bracey <gbracey@EROLS.COM> > Reply-To: Assessment Reform Network Mailing List <ARN-L@listsrva.CUA.EDU> > Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 14:42:05 -0400 > To: ARN-L@listsrva.CUA.EDU > Subject: Fw: [Upstream] Night view of earth from space > > This has absolutely nothing to do with testing, but it is a spectacular > picture of the world from space. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stuart Miller" <afc@erols.com> > To: "Upstream" <upstream-list@cycad.com> > Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 7:25 PM > Subject: [Upstream] Night view of earth from space > > >> For a fantastic view go to the following address: >> >> Check the link below...This is really a sight to behold! Enjoy it - >> we're paying for it! >> >> The image is a panoramic view of the world from the new space station. >> You can scroll East-West and North-South (left and right and up and >> down). Canada's population is almost exclusively along the U.S. border. >> >> Moving east to Europe, there is a high population concentration along the >> Mediterranean Coast. >> >> It's easy to spot London, Paris, Stockholm and Vienna. Check out the >> development of Israel compared to the rest of the Arab countries. Note >> the Nile River and the rest of the "Dark Continent". After the Nile the >> lights don't come on again till Joberg. Look at the Australian Outback >> and the Trans-Siberian Rail Route. >> >> Moving east, the most striking is the difference between North and >> South Korea. What a piece of photography. It is an absolutely awesome >> picture >> of the Earth taken from the Boeing built Space Station. >> >> http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Upstream-List mailing list <Upstream-List@cycad.com> >> Manage your list options at > http://www.mugu.com/mailman/listinfo/upstream-list >> Digest form is available. You may (un)subscribe at any time, or disable > mail temporarily while on vacation etc. >> > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the ARN-L list, send command SIGNOFF ARN-L > to LISTSERV@LISTS.CUA.EDU. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the ARN-L list, send command SIGNOFF ARN-L to LISTSERV@LISTS.CUA.EDU.
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