Comments on: A puzzling planet picture from the ISS http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/05/10/a-puzzling-planet-picture-from-the-iss/ Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:12:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Rum and Reason » Buonanotte, Italia | Bad Astronomy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/05/10/a-puzzling-planet-picture-from-the-iss/#comment-290324 Rum and Reason » Buonanotte, Italia | Bad Astronomy Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:42:09 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=31191#comment-290324 [...] The storm below - A puzzling planet picture from the ISS - Followup: city lights from space [...] [...] The storm below – A puzzling planet picture from the ISS – Followup: city lights from space [...]

]]> By: Latest Warsaw News | . Flowers To Poland http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/05/10/a-puzzling-planet-picture-from-the-iss/#comment-290323 Latest Warsaw News | . Flowers To Poland Tue, 17 May 2011 03:04:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=31191#comment-290323 [...] A puzzling planet picture from the ISS | Bad Astronomy Around the time of Earth Day (April 22) this year, International Space Station astronaut Ron Garan posted several pictures he took of the Earth from space. They are all remarkable, but one in particular caught my eye: [Click to embiggen.] Isn’t that awesome? You can see city lights on the ground, part of a solar panel structure on the left, and even the Belt and dagger of Orion as the … Read more on Discover [...] [...] A puzzling planet picture from the ISS | Bad Astronomy Around the time of Earth Day (April 22) this year, International Space Station astronaut Ron Garan posted several pictures he took of the Earth from space. They are all remarkable, but one in particular caught my eye: [Click to embiggen.] Isn’t that awesome? You can see city lights on the ground, part of a solar panel structure on the left, and even the Belt and dagger of Orion as the … Read more on Discover [...]

]]> By: Kamil K. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/05/10/a-puzzling-planet-picture-from-the-iss/#comment-290322 Kamil K. Sun, 15 May 2011 08:35:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=31191#comment-290322 Hi I made a few amendments: charted the Polish border, and added the names of major cities. Here you can check this out: http://astromaniak.pl/download/file.php?id=12456&mode=view/polska%20z%20issa.jpg Regards Kamil Hi

I made a few amendments: charted the Polish border, and added the names of major cities.

Here you can check this out:
http://astromaniak.pl/download/file.php?id=12456&mode=view/polska%20z%20issa.jpg

Regards Kamil

]]> By: ChazInMT http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/05/10/a-puzzling-planet-picture-from-the-iss/#comment-290321 ChazInMT Fri, 13 May 2011 16:21:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=31191#comment-290321 OK, I been lookin at this again and must say...I was wrong.....Not Krakow as the center piece, it is Exactly as Richard Drumm has it in his Photo. Sorry Bout that. Good Job Richard!! OK, I been lookin at this again and must say…I was wrong…..Not Krakow as the center piece, it is Exactly as Richard Drumm has it in his Photo.

Sorry Bout that. Good Job Richard!!

]]> By: AdirondackAstro http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/05/10/a-puzzling-planet-picture-from-the-iss/#comment-290320 AdirondackAstro Fri, 13 May 2011 04:12:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=31191#comment-290320 I would think Google Earth would do what you want to do. Under the Layers section Gallery>NASA>Earth City Lights But I went ahead and went to where you were describing in your search and it seems, in comparison, that you are right on. In my image I'm not 250miles up (I believe that's how high the ISS is) but if I was that far away the labels on Google Earth wouldn't show.... http://imageshack.us/f/192/nightskyovereurope.jpg/ I would think Google Earth would do what you want to do.
Under the Layers section Gallery>NASA>Earth City Lights

But I went ahead and went to where you were describing in your search and it seems, in comparison, that you are right on. In my image I’m not 250miles up (I believe that’s how high the ISS is) but if I was that far away the labels on Google Earth wouldn’t show…. http://imageshack.us/f/192/nightskyovereurope.jpg/

]]> By: Adrienne http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/05/10/a-puzzling-planet-picture-from-the-iss/#comment-290319 Adrienne Fri, 13 May 2011 01:45:02 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=31191#comment-290319 Richard Drumm - I have confirmed your image :) http://tinyurl.com/EastEuropeISS I used WorldWide Telescope using the Earth at Night view, at the right altitude, found the right angle visually, and matched up the view from Warsaw to Berlin and then the rest of the city light blotches all fell into place. I could match it all up with your labeled image very well. Good job Richard! Adrienne Richard Drumm – I have confirmed your image :) http://tinyurl.com/EastEuropeISS

I used WorldWide Telescope using the Earth at Night view, at the right altitude, found the right angle visually, and matched up the view from Warsaw to Berlin and then the rest of the city light blotches all fell into place. I could match it all up with your labeled image very well. Good job Richard!

Adrienne

]]> By: Bree http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/05/10/a-puzzling-planet-picture-from-the-iss/#comment-290318 Bree Thu, 12 May 2011 15:16:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=31191#comment-290318 Talk about investigative journalism. What a wonderful time we live in. Talk about investigative journalism. What a wonderful time we live in.

]]> By: Matt B. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/05/10/a-puzzling-planet-picture-from-the-iss/#comment-290317 Matt B. Thu, 12 May 2011 01:01:09 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=31191#comment-290317 You were right, Phil, Celestia was useless. It had the ISS over Newfoundland. Either it was programmed in wrong or its orbit has been adjusted too much since then (I'm guessing the former). But Orion's belt is tilted more than I remember, so that explains it. You were right, Phil, Celestia was useless. It had the ISS over Newfoundland. Either it was programmed in wrong or its orbit has been adjusted too much since then (I’m guessing the former). But Orion’s belt is tilted more than I remember, so that explains it.

]]> By: Teri http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/05/10/a-puzzling-planet-picture-from-the-iss/#comment-290316 Teri Wed, 11 May 2011 21:28:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=31191#comment-290316 Awesome post! How long did all of the detective work take? Awesome post! How long did all of the detective work take?

]]> By: luki700 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/05/10/a-puzzling-planet-picture-from-the-iss/#comment-290315 luki700 Wed, 11 May 2011 17:43:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=31191#comment-290315 the best wish from Poland ! :-) the best wish from Poland ! :-)

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