Very cool picture.

'Blue Marble 2012': NASA's 'Most Amazing' High Def Image Of Earth So Far

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- God is an ever receding pocket of scientific ignorance that's getting smaller and smaller as time moves on..." Neil DeGrasse Tyson
- You can pray for me, I'll think for you.
- When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.

Amazing. Curious, would you know what equipment (camera, lens, etc) was used to capture this?

Thanks for sharing.

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http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7271/7...144c3fc1dc.jpg

I'd guess a multispectral or hyperspectral scanner. Maybe Hyperion. Probably find a link in the text pointing to a "how-to."

From the article, No idea what it means or if it answers the question. lol

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2014 C250 21,XXX my new DD ** 2013 GLK 350 18,000 Wife's new DD**

- With out god, life is everything.
- God is an ever receding pocket of scientific ignorance that's getting smaller and smaller as time moves on..." Neil DeGrasse Tyson
- You can pray for me, I'll think for you.
- When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.

Read about VIIRS: : Suomi NPP :

I thought this was going to be a thread about counter tops.

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83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.

You mean that it wasn't a Kodak EasyShare?

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OMG my poor tiny computer

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