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First color image of the full illuminated Earth in 1967
The first colour image of the whole Earth was little known because it was taken by DODGE – for ‘Department of Defense Gravitational Experiment’ – the satellite was sent into a near-geostationary orbit in July 1967. The hurricane above the gulf of Mexico is the Beulah hurricane. The image was taken with a black an…
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Earth Spheres
“We will now be able to measure and track Sun-induced space weather as well as global climactic trends in ozone levels, aerosols, vegetation, volcanic ash, and Earth reflectivity, all in high resolution; just the kind of data our civilization needs to make informed cultural, political, and scientific decisions that affect our future. Occasions such as…
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Finally we will have daily color images of Earth 🙂
” Earth: Not mounted on a stand, with color-coded state and national boundaries, as schoolroom globes are prone to display. Instead, we see our world as only a cosmic perspective can provide: Blue Oceans – Dry Land – White Clouds – Polar Ice. A Sun-lit planet, teeming with life, framed in darkness.” Neil deGrasse Tyson…
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Scientific perception of Time
Muireann and Claire from Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Research about Time: The passage of time is a puzzling thing. While few will dispute that a minute comprises 60 seconds, the perception of time can vary dramatically from person to person and from one situation to the next. Time can race, or it can drag interminably.…
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The Cosmic Watch App
THE WORLDS FIRST ASTRONOMICAL CLOCK IN THE DIGITAL AGE. Cosmic Watch for Android Cosmic Watch for iPhone and iPad The 3D and interactive Cosmic Watch App is a playful tool to experience the interaction between the celestial bodies and our local time here on earth. It reconnects you to the rhythm of the Cosmos and…
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The Cosmic Watch App
THE WORLDS FIRST ASTRONOMICAL CLOCK IN THE DIGITAL AGE. The 3D and interactive Cosmic Watch App is a playful tool to experience the interaction between the celestial bodies and our local time here on earth. It reconnects you to the rhythm of the Cosmos and It’s a realtime worldclock, a antikyra mechanism, a orrery, a armillary…
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The Overview Effect
The Overview Effect is an experience that transforms astronauts’ perspective of the planet and mankind’s place upon it. Common features of the experience are a feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment. more infos: weareplanetary.com
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The Sun from Space
The Sun seen from the International Space Station photographed by Terry W. Virts (NASA Astronaut) We are so used to see the Sun on a blue sky that often we forget it is a star, like all the shiny light dots scattered in the night sky.
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Earth from Space
Our beautiful planet Earth seen from the International Space Station Photograph taken on June 2015 by Terry W. Virts. (NASA Astronaut) original file
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Galactic Clouds
In a dark clear night you can see our home galaxy the milkyway in the sky. You can notice that there are parts obscured as there would be clouds blocking the light of the stars behind. This are actually giant clouds of interstellar gas and warm dust called infrared cirrus. They can be found in…
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