Re: satellite views of the earth

From: Tom Wagner (sciteach@mchsi.com)
Date: Sun Mar 03 2002 - 15:58:54 EST

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    > For clarity's sake, that should read: View a computer rendered image of
    the
    > Earth, as if it would appear to a virtual camera, mounted on the selected
    > satellite.
    
    I  agree. After I fired off the post, while brushing my teeth in preparation
    for bed, I was thinking about how they could show the city lights and sunlit
    areas simultaneously and thought to myself, no way. It was then that I
    figured out that the images displayed were a sort of mock up, the frame
    chosen as one that corresponds to the time and place chosen.
    
    Oh well. That's not the first time I shared a bit of my excitement before
    fully thinking through a claim that I made.  :~)
    
    Iowa Tom
    USA
    
    
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Stephen Fels" <stephen@fels.cc>
    To: "SeeSat" <SeeSat-L@blackadder.lmsal.com>
    Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 9:46 AM
    Subject: Re: satellite views of the earth
    
    
    > For clarity's sake, that should read: View a computer rendered image of
    the
    > Earth, as if it would appear to a virtual camera, mounted on the selected
    > satellite. Still an interesting page, but don't expect an actual camera
    > image.
    > --
    > Stephen
    > Homepage: stephmon.com
    > Satellite Hunting: sathunt.com
    > ----- Original Message -----
    > From: "Tom Wagner" <sciteach@mchsi.com>
    > To: "SeeSat" <SeeSat-L@blackadder.lmsal.com>
    > Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 02:39 AM
    > Subject: satellite views of the earth
    >
    >
    > > This is not a 'help you see a satellite post' but it is, in my opinion,
    > > something that many may appreciate.
    > >
    > > View the earth from a number of different satellites, almost live as far
    > as
    > > I can tell.
    > >
    > > Earth and Moon Viewer
    > >
    > > See:
    > > http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/satellite.html
    > >
    > > or the main page:
    > > http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html
    > >
    > > Iowa Tom
    > > USA
    
    
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