ski_photomatt Posted June 5, 2003 Posted June 5, 2003 Whenever it is clear and the mountains are still convered in snow, the visible satellite shows excellent pictures of the mountains: more at UW atmospheric sciences You want the 1km visible satellite. They really look neat on the few days during the winter when it's clear, or earlier in the spring with more snow. Quote
Off_White Posted June 5, 2003 Posted June 5, 2003 What's with all that stuff up in Canada? I wuz robbed! 54-40 or Fight! Quote
JoshK Posted June 5, 2003 Posted June 5, 2003 Oh, that's sweet! Very cool. Offwhite, don't worry, it's only a matter of time before Canadia is ours. Maybe in our life time, maybe not, but sooner or later... Quote
MysticNacho Posted June 5, 2003 Posted June 5, 2003 Just out of curiosity, but anyone know how that's supposed to be "1km visible?" Quote
ski_photomatt Posted June 5, 2003 Author Posted June 5, 2003 'visible' is the type of picture shown, in this case what you would see if you were in space looking down (as opposed to the other two common types, IR and water vapor). 1km is the image resolution. Every image pixel is 1km square. You can't really see detail this small, except by enlarging the picture and looking at the individual pixels. But then it becomes hard to see what's what. I dunno if the ones available are the raw images, or if they have been compressed and/or shrunk down somewhat. I suppose one could find out by measuring the number of pixels across Washington for example and comparing this to the actual distance on a map. Quote
iain Posted June 5, 2003 Posted June 5, 2003 I suppose one could find out by measuring the number of pixels across Washington for example and comparing this to the actual distance on a map. well my friday night is set! Quote
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