Planet Earth In Infrared, At 4k Resolution

[n2doc]

James Tyrwhitt-Drake is perhaps best known for his stunning microscopy work (this matryoshka-like GIF of a scanning electron microscope zooming in on an amphipod, a diatom, and, finally, a microscopic bacterium is a favorite of mine), but the University of Victoria student has been known to turn his attention on larger subjects. Last year, he created a beautiful ultra-HD view of Earth as imaged by Elektro-L, the first Russian weather satellite to operate in geostationary orbit; and, before that, a transfixing 4k time-lapse of the sun.

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http://io9.com/planet-earth-in-infrared-at-4k-resolution-1682974407

[2naSalit]

1. That was interesting.

Lots of activity in the northern hemisphere and mid latitudes.

Thanks for posting!

[DRoseDARs]

6. Particularly interesting to see the Amazon pulse daily...

Odd that southeast Asia didn't seem to likewise do that. I wonder if that has to do with the presence of the Andes to the west.

[Helen Borg]

2. Cool, but not that informative...

I mean, what are we supposed to get out of it? There is no scale indicating what the gray levels mean, for example. There is no timestamp as the movie scrolls. I guess I need to read the article...

[cheapdate]

3. That was incredible. Fast moving storms in the northern hemisphere. Cloud formation in the tropics.

[Fearless]

4. I wonder how many people have computer screens capable of 4k resolution

[Jack Rabbit]

5. Kind of like watching Jupiter in black & white

Thank you.

[SheilaT]

7. That's what I thought.