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SpaceNut

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Looks like the most pertenent thread to add this [url=http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/0000000CAD09.htm]The marks of human progress
So what if astronauts can glimpse signs of man’s impact on Earth?[/url]

On 4 August, an exchange took place between shuttle commander Eileen Collins (on board the International Space Station) and Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi (in Tokyo). Collins claimed that astronauts could see evidence of widespread environmental damage on Earth: 'Sometimes you can see how there is erosion, and you can see how there is deforestation. It's very widespread in some parts of the world.' She also claimed that 'the atmosphere almost looks like an eggshell on an egg, it's so very thin', and that 'we know that we don't have much air, we need to protect what we have'

lots more with even a touch of evolution prehistory ...

Rxke

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Off topic, but PROBA is the first Belgian sat. With some international cooperation of course, but it was designed and largely built in Belgium, and a cuddly little sat it is!

*waves flag*  (heehee)

SpaceNut

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Sorry if off topic with regards to PROBA is the first Belgian sat.
Had only thoughts of the delta view from orbit and not the specific sat.

Yes a big step for Belguim.

congrates and lets have many more sucesses.

Palomar

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PROBA is the first Belgian sat. With some international cooperation of course, but it was designed and largely built in Belgium, and a cuddly little sat it is!

*waves flag*  (heehee)

*Congratulations! 

I always enjoy photos of Earth from satellites.  This one caught my attention.  Everything just looks so unfamiliar when taken from that height.  It's like, "This is a portion of Earth?"  Could be an entirely different planet...

It's cool.  Hmmm...maybe I should ask one of the Mods to rename my thread and we'll establish it for Earth-satellite photos.

--Cindy

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Northern Siberia

*Detailed article accompanies. Apparently the Lena Delta is the largest in the Arctic.

--Cindy

Cindy's original link, posting it here due to gremlins.

EDIT:: Speaking of gremlins, the link is no longer a link. Hopefully Cindy will repost it later today.

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Palomar

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*Wow, yeah...talk about gremlins.  My original post isn't even viewable by scrolling down in the "Topic review" box after hitting "post reply." 

I managed to relocate the starting link http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Proba_web_s … 8BE_0.html but it's directly from ESA (I think the first was via spaceref.com).

Thanks for your assistance, Cobra. 

Hopefully we'll get more good satellite images rolling in -- others' contributions.

--Cindy

P.S.:  Here's another, which I posted previously before requesting this be made a "catch-all" thread:

Finney County, Kansas as seen from ASTER

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Short of images of the stars my next favor is of mountain scenes.
NASA Space Station Image of Denali (Mt. McKinley)

Heck of an optics package for there camera.

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Well the biggest satelite in orbit and is manned is the ISS and they have been busy watching over the hurricane.
Space Station Video of Tropical Storm Ophelia Airs on NASA TV

While there are no lovely pictures on this page they have provided the link to the main Nasa hurrican page.
NASA Supports Colleagues in Mississippi, Louisiana

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There have been a few satelites over the past couple of years that have been mentioned for budget axe cutting and have later been given a reprieve. For the obvious reason of just simply giving forecasters the tools to better get the alarm out there for the public these should always stay active.

Satellites ringing Earth will keep eye on natural disasters - anytime and anywhere

· Unprecedented view will aid emergency workers
· Images of stricken regions to be available in hours

The constellation of satellites, each little bigger than a hotel minibar, will give emergency services and aid workers an unprecedented view of regions struck by disasters such as floods and earthquakes. The system will also be used by environmental agencies to monitor crop growth and other activities, such as illegal logging. The Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) has four satellites in orbit, belonging to the UK, Turkey, Algeria and Nigeria. The fifth, needed to make the system complete, is due to be launched from Russia on September 27.

Palomar

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Envisat & ERS-2 image

*The "hidden side" of Hurricane Rita. 

--Cindy

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We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...

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[url=http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEMCXZ4Y3EE_index_0.html]Image of the week:
Earth from Space: New York[/url]

Another Envisat; This view is of the East Coast of the United States

Envisat's MERIS sensor acquires optical multispectral imagery of Earth's oceans, land and atmosphere

In this image the ocean is a violet or purple color, how odd?

Palomar

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Mysterious ocean glow

*Captured in a photo.  Maybe due to bioluminescent bacteria?  But that many of the critters?  The area (length) is 250 km and overall area is the size of Connecticut.    Photo taken over the Indian Ocean.  This phenomena was witnessed 3 nights in a row, and a nearby ship's crew/passengers saw it too.

--Cindy

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We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...

--John Sladek (The New Apocrypha)

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Post-Quake Pakistan

*Of course we have the "SE Asia Earthquake" thread in the Free Chat folder.  This is a satellite photo of the region.  A massive landslide is visible from the satellite.    Good grief...

--Cindy

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We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...

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Observing Earth: Amazing Views From Above

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Hurricane Wilma as viewed from ISS

Palomar

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Kettle lakes over Siberia

*A striking photo.  The blues and greens are uniquely pretty. 

The differences in lake color are due to variations in sediment levels and depth, with deeper, clear waters showing more blue.

Pic obtained via the Landsat 7 satellite.

--Cindy

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We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...

--John Sladek (The New Apocrypha)

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Earth from Space: Contrails over the United States

Quite the view of the area of Long Island south to the Carolina's.