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Earth from L1

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A beautiful hi-res image (and article) here.
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
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Nice!

(still trying to figure out what part of the planet we're looking at)
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Pretty much centred on the Gulf of Mexico, is that.
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Diziet Sma wrote:
Nice!

(still trying to figure out what part of the planet we're looking at)

looks like north america in the top left and south america bottom right... i think that is california and baja peninsula just to the right of the clouds middle left.....
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Ahh.. now I see it.. the slight anti-clockwise rotation had me fooled. Thanks!
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Another great pic, and animation, here - Luna transits Earth!
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Cody wrote:
A beautiful hi-res image (and article) here.
Pff, I installed the high-texture packs and get a better resolution than that from the main station.

*eyebrow waggle*

Kidding, kidding, it's a nice view of home.
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