Chinese Satellite Captures a Cool View of Earth from Lunar Orbit

a reply to: carewemust

Thank-you for those images of Earth that span 2 centuries.

Excuse me?

It appears to be 27 years. Check my math.

a reply to: Phage

The 1997 image was last century. Why are you asking me to excuse you? For what?

a reply to: carewemust

Oh.

Sorry, I failed to see the significance of the turn of a calendar.

Heh, like 2012. Right?

I would think the term span of centuries would mean like hundreds of years. For most people.

a reply to: carewemust

LOL. The sarcasm about climate change failed miserably.
Too funny.

originally posted by: carewemust

originally posted by: RowanBean

originally posted by: musicismagic
Aren't there any stars?

Yes. There's one on the right... the one shining on Earth and Moon.

Why is the Earth brighter than the moon if the Sun is shining on both, and the camera is closer to the moon?

Please tell me you are kidding.

originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: carewemust

Oh.

Sorry, I failed to see the significance of the turn of a calendar.

That's OK. No biggie.

originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: ZombieZygote

Yeah. Now what? We've been lied to. Now what? Rebellion?

You never explained the absurd size of North America in that "satellite" picture,

Got the originals handy? You don't believe in satellites?

Originals? Of Earth? Like these two photos are supposed to be? Which one is the real one? Pick please.


It isn't a matter of "believing in" satellites, the burden of proof is on the party making the claim. With non CGI photos.

a reply to: RowanBean

Well..it depends on how the images are interpreted over that timeframe.

a reply to: ZombieZygote

Which one is the real one?

I don't know. Is either? Can you tell me more about each one?

You know, like the original sources? And stuff?

Because the original sources often provide information about the images which some people seem to ignore. And stuff. That information is often useful.

originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: RowanBean

Well..it depends on how the images are interpreted over that timeframe.

Any images we take can be interpreted over the timeframe.

originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: RowanBean

Well..it depends on how the images are interpreted over that timeframe.

Good luck, but you are trading blows with one of the most obstinate belief systems of all time. Scientism.

a reply to: ZombieZygote

As opposed to superstition?

Ironic words from someone who is communicating across the planet. Thanks to scientism.

Yikes. Is your nickname NASA? Never A Straight Answer.

a reply to: ZombieZygote

Heh. Good one.

Did you make it up all by yourself?

originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: ZombieZygote

As opposed to superstition?

Ironic words from someone who is communicating across the planet. Thanks to scientism.

Superstition? Not surprisingly you attribute my lack of gullibility with a belief in religion. Of which I have zero belief in.

My communication across the planet is due to a network of undersea cables, ground based towers, and bouncing signals off of the ionosphere.

I find your lack of basic scientific knowledge, disturbing, to say the least.

a reply to: ZombieZygote

Does that include the ARPANET undersea cables?

originally posted by: ZombieZygote

originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: ZombieZygote

Yeah. Now what? We've been lied to. Now what? Rebellion?

You never explained the absurd size of North America in that "satellite" picture,

Got the originals handy? You don't believe in satellites?

Originals? Of Earth? Like these two photos are supposed to be? Which one is the real one? Pick please.

It isn't a matter of "believing in" satellites, the burden of proof is on the party making the claim. With non CGI photos.

Interesting!!

So I had to check wether or not my educational equipment is up to par and took the kiddie globe and tried to recreate both photo's..

no go...

So maybe it is the Earth's atmosphere creating a lens effect but when I play around with the lens settings of my picture I can create the same effect so I guess it's the satellite's lens creating this effect.



Are both pictures taken from the same satellite/camera?

(Don't know if I'm asking stupid questions, just trying to help explain)

Peace

This is the view projected by Stellarium with the camera located above Petropavlovskiy crater, identified in the image.



The actual camera is some distance away from that, but it shows what you would expect to see.

originally posted by: Spacespider
I DO believe its a composite.. try and copy it into Gimp and set contrast and brightness to near max.. The earth is cut down the middle

Erm, no it isn't

Here's the photo compared with an Indian satellite image taken at the same time