Re: [amsat-bb] Earth Image

["Richard Amirault" <ramirault@xxxxxxxxx>]

Rather than a thermal scan, it is most likely a composite picture. There is
a similar one showing the whole Earth in daylight, without clouds, that was
made and sold as a poster (I have it on my wall)

Richard Amirault                           N1JDU                 Boston,
MA, USA
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Sattler, Jay" <jay.sattler@eds.com>
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Earth Image

> I think this is actually a thermal scan.  Unless somebody unplugged the
Sun
> (eclipse), I don't think it's possible for the whole Earth to be covered
in
> darkness.  It is a wonderful image though!!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Kingery [mailto:mkingery@ala.net]
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Earth Image
>
>
> A friend sent me this link to a picture of the earth at night.
>
> http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg

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