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Originally posted by Chob View PostI've been reading about the increase in solar flares too. I got PIR to register, now if I could only get him to show up.
sheesh, times a wastin'
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something beautiful for today:
Most Amazing High Definition Image of Earth - Blue Marble 2012 by NASA Goddard Photo and Video, on Flickr
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'First Light' Taken by NASA's Newest CERES Instrument on Suomi NPP
February 2, 2012
The doors are open on NASA's Suomi NPP satellite and the newest version of the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) instrument is scanning Earth for the first time, helping to assure continued availability of measurements of the energy leaving the Earth-atmosphere system.
The CERES results help scientists to determine the Earth's energy balance, providing a long-term record of this crucial environmental parameter that will be consistent with those of its predecessors.
In the longwave image, heat energy radiated from Earth (in watts per square meter) is shown in shades of yellow, red, blue and white. The brightest-yellow areas are the hottest and are emitting the most energy out to space, while the dark blue areas and the bright white clouds are much colder, emitting the least energy. Increasing temperature, decreasing water vapor, and decreasing clouds will all tend to increase the ability of Earth to shed heat out to space.
'First Light' Taken by NASA's Newest CERES Instrument on Suomi NPP by NASA Goddard Photo and Video, on Flickr
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Originally posted by kali View Postyeah, it would be nice if that idiot would show up so we could start making a nice science / space forum/threads
sheesh, times a wastin'
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