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Title: Inaugural Post by: Dunk on January 21, 2009, 10:47:41 AM From Universe Today:
Travelling at 17,000 mph at an altitude of 423 miles, the 4,300 lb GeoEye-1 snapped a very high resolution image of Washington D.C. just before Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States. Looking like crowds of ants vying for space around Capitol Hill and the White House, hundreds of thousands of spectators gathered to watch this historic day unfold . . . http://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/inauguration_3_crop.jpg Title: Re: Inaugural Post by: stroh on January 21, 2009, 10:50:03 AM Wow! Cool pic. D. [sm_thumbsup2]
Catch the other satellite in the lower left corner. Title: Re: Inaugural Post by: Dunk on January 21, 2009, 10:53:56 AM Good eye! That certainly looks like another satellite.
Title: Re: Inaugural Post by: Blader on January 21, 2009, 11:08:43 AM Hate to burst your bubble, but that isn't a satellite. It is a giant space dragonfly
Title: Re: Inaugural Post by: Dunk on January 21, 2009, 11:14:18 AM No problem. We've got one of these giant spiders here in Saskatoon:
Title: Re: Inaugural Post by: stroh on January 21, 2009, 11:16:26 AM Hate to burst your bubble, but that isn't a satellite. It is a giant space dragonfly Holy *feces*! You're right! [sm_shock] Title: Re: Inaugural Post by: MFAWG on January 21, 2009, 11:53:35 AM Looks like some kind of dock to me?
Title: Re: Inaugural Post by: Gamma Pi on January 21, 2009, 12:10:21 PM Looks like some kind of dock to me? That's what I thought. On Google Maps it appears to be some sort of dock, with lots of paddle boats? Or, it could be a dragonfly. Definite WOW! pic, especially contrasted with the "before" shot from the same website. Title: Re: Inaugural Post by: Dunk on January 21, 2009, 01:40:57 PM Here's another shot:
http://www.popsci.com/content/inauguration-day In this one you can clearly see it's a space dragonfly. Title: Re: Inaugural Post by: stroh on January 21, 2009, 01:44:03 PM ;D
Title: Re: Inaugural Post by: Uisce Beatha on January 21, 2009, 01:46:16 PM http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/01/the_inauguration_of_president.html
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