Since late 2014, Japan’s Himawari 8 weather satellite has been in stationary orbit above New Guinea, 22,000 miles out (Earth’s average diameter is 7,918 miles). It shoots one photo of Earth every 10 minutes, capturing 144 pictures of our planet over the course of a day. When combined, the photos form a gorgeous time-lapse video […]
This Time-Lapse Shows the Passing of a Day on Earth From 22,000 Miles Away
PetaPixel - 13 Jul 2015 21:36
Since late 2014, Japan’s Himawari 8 weather satellite has been in stationary orbit above New Guinea, 22,000 miles out (Earth’s average diameter is 7,918 miles). It shoots one photo of Earth every 10 minutes, capturing 144 pictures of our planet over the course of a day. When combined, the photos form a gorgeous time-lapse video […]
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