RE: [amsat-bb] Earth Image

[Edson Pereira <edson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The image seems to be one of the many satellite composite images where the
final image is a derivative from many smaller images with the clouds
removed. The part of the image that amazes me the most is the amount of
light in North Korea compared to the neighboring countries.

73,

-- Edson, 7n4ncl


On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, Sattler, Jay wrote:

> Mike-
> 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]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 7:28 AM
> To: Amsat List
> 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
> 
> 73 KE4AZN
> Mike Kingery
> 
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