EPIC video of sunlit ‘dark side’ of moon crossing over Earth revealed by NASA
Published on Russia Today RT, Aug 5, 2015.
NASA has released spectacular footage of the “dark side” of the moon – fully illuminated – as the Earth’s natural satellite was moving across the sunlit side of our planet. The unique shots were captured by the Deep Space Climate Observatory.
Taken by the Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC), the images show a unique view of our planet and the moon from one million miles away. The capture of this rare spectacle was made possible due to the orbiting trajectory of the DSCOVR satellite that is positioned between the Sun and the Earth, giving it the capability to see the far side of the moon.
“It is surprising how much brighter Earth is than the moon,” said Adam Szabo, DSCOVR project scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. “Our planet is a truly brilliant object in dark space compared to the lunar surface.”
The series of images taken on July 16 were compiled into GIF animation that depicts the moon flying over the North America and the Pacific Ocean. The images taken from the satellite’s point of view also clearly show the tilt of the Earth, with the North Pole located in the upper left corner … //
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… zum Verhältnis BND : Kanzleramt …
- KenFM im Gespräch mit Dr. Andreas von Bülow, 86.07 min, von Der Wassermann Unzensiert am 17. Feb 2015 hochgeladen … sagt: (bei 22.50 min) es gibt keinen Waffenhandel ohne Geheimdienste; … (bei 26.14 min) Krisenherde kommen nie aus dem Volk, die sind immer angezündelt; … … (bei 26.45 min) die einzige Gefahr besteht darin, dass die derzeitige Regierung so anpassend an Amerika (ist) … also wenn wir (vom BND) unsere wirklichen Erkenntnisse auf den Tisch legen … dann werden wir sofort rausgeschmissen aus dem Kanzleramt … wir müssen bündniskonform unseren Bericht (an das Kanzleramt) erstatten … dass sie (Merkel) nicht zum Widerstand gereizt wird, … nicht zur selbständigen Politik gereizt wird … dann würde das Schwierigkeiten mit Amerika machen, und das vermeidet ja die jetzige Regierung … sie geht ja auch verhältnismässig scharf mit Putin um … und versucht nicht den Ausgleich zu machen … (das ist) die Trennlinie, die die Amerikaner uns vorgegeben haben … und weitere Müsterchen zu Manipulationen, besonders in Geopolitik);
- Dr. Andreas von Bülow auf YouTube-search;
… noch etwas zu unserem guten Geld …
- Kapitalismus – Volker Pispers, 76.44 min, von Hagen Rether – Kabarett am 12. Juli 2015 hochgeladen;
- USA Im Endstadium – Volker Pispers, 12.41 min, von MrSillyLine am 7. Màrz 2015 hochgeladen.