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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world to c/communityspotlight@lemmy.world

This recently created community is dedicated to showing the earth from above. Let's see if we can get it kickstarted so we can all enjoy beautifull images!

description: A place to share pictures taken from above, that reveal interesting views, fascinating places or different angles to places.

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 22 points 6 months ago

NASA TV does it fairly regularly, but I always thought there should be a stream that shows live satellite views of the Earth 24/7. Just switch between satellites when one crosses over to the night side.

[-] cobysev@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago

In one of the last offices I worked in the military before I retired, there was a TV in the corner of the room, but the TV tuner attached to it only had one channel - NASA TV. I spent about a year by myself in that office, watching satellite views of the earth. It was very peaceful.

[-] lefty7283@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

They at least have an ISS live stream going most of the time, but it's pretty boring at night or when they lose coverage

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Oh nice, I didn't know it was constant now. It used to just be on between shows. Still, yeah, they need something to cover the day side all the time.

Edit: That said, it appears to be down at the moment.

[-] nadram@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Yesssssssss this stream has been on for a long time Love it ๐Ÿ˜Ž ๐Ÿค“

[-] Blahaj_Blast@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 months ago

Zoom.earth is pretty neat as well.

[-] stanleytweedle@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I wanted to make a joke about seeing the Earth from above as opposed to below like from underground but I started thinking about molemen and it got lame. Then I thought about making it below if you were in the southern hemisphere, then that fell apart and I just wrote this. It was an interesting minute. But I dig orbital photos and stuff so this rocks.

[-] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Listening to you is like listening to me.

[-] andrew_s@piefed.social 10 points 6 months ago
[-] Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Did my link not work? Just trying to make sure I did not screw up.

[-] andrew_s@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago

Yeah, sorry, your link would have been fine for most people 'cos they'll be accessing Lemmy through an app that auto-magically resolves absolute links into ones relative to their instance. It's just because I'm not using Lemmy (I've seen the MBin guy do the same thing before)

[-] jawa21 3 points 6 months ago

Your link is fine.

[-] Rednax@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The link you posted is a website link. Hence the app I use for lemmy (Connect) opens it in an external browser. From there, I can't subscribe, since I'm only logged in, in the app.

The link format that andrew posted is a lemmy link. It is instance independant, meaning that you can view it through any lemmy server, or even via other federated platforms. Connect opens this link within the app.

[-] Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

I'm very good in having a constant posting schedule, right?

[-] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago
[-] Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

Thank you for making, and posting a lot to your community!

[-] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 months ago

Topview? More like Eyewitness.

this post was submitted on 26 May 2024
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