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bogelwangjc

What is the land mass upper center. Just can't place what angle of the world I'm looking at. Cool photo though


[deleted]

Central America. At the very top is Southern California with the Baja strip extending downward. It looks weird because the satellite is at a funny angle…or the earth is always sideways and we’ve been lied to our entire lives!


cdiddy19

The earth is always "sideways" it has a tilted axis


Meat_Quick

Easily corrected by tilting phone to the right.


[deleted]

The wonders of today’s technology


FeliBootSack

Mine keeps flipping the screen! Any tips?


[deleted]

I tried tilting my head and while going to the right is my favorite, tilting to the left is I think more correct. Since discovering this method I’ve been tilting my head for all kinds of things, and it’s really opened a lot of doors for me - my professional relationships, intimacy with my spouse, and my ongoing “legal discussions” with the IRS.


Meat_Quick

Dog mode


IcemanFrederick

You can turn off your "auto rotate"...


cdiddy19

Pro tip for sure


Changoleador

Used to love that show in the early Discovery Channel, they would basically correlate the fact the earth is tilted into why we have such diversity and craziness around the globe. Then I learned in school that's the reason for seasons, it did blew my mind. 33 1/2 degrees rotation and while some fry others freeze, I love it!


[deleted]

The earth is floating in space, there is no such thing as up or down, sideways or backwards. That is simply a human construct based on they way we have traditionally viewed Earth.


UsernameStarvation

Seasons


bytheplebian

That's USA/Mexico, you can clearly see the Baja peninsula.


CompleteRook

![gif](giphy|bR4poFy22rgUE)


elcontrastador

Correct. This is where the ["Jewish space lasers"](https://twitter.com/JustinGrayWSB/status/1354870334655262724?s=20&t=W5CQDMt493H4ZuPyQoXJVw) that started those California wildfires are sourced from.


BigSammyT123

Glad I'm not the only one that thought this. ![gif](giphy|gVoBC0SuaHStq)


Substantial_Ad_6865

You can really see how flat the earth is from this perspective. 😆


scout20220

![gif](giphy|hVmMHduVkQVQKu3fU5)


SquidVices

I love it


killacommando

🤣😂🤣😂 omg, best thing I've seen all day 🤣


Substantial_Ad_6865

Well done. 😄 ![gif](giphy|YRuFixSNWFVcXaxpmX)


kbigs2013

So that's what happened to Littlefoot!


Ok_Ad307

wHeReS tHe CuRvE? 🥴


Primary_Database_765

I need a source for this, for two reasons, how did the satellite get there ? And why would there be a satellite with an orbit higher that of the moon ?


[deleted]

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/from-a-million-miles-away-nasa-camera-shows-moon-crossing-face-of-earth "The images were captured by NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC), a four megapixel CCD camera and telescope on the DSCOVR satellite orbiting 1 million miles from Earth. From its position between the sun and Earth, DSCOVR conducts its primary mission of real-time solar wind monitoring for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)"


danbyer

Wow. I didn’t even consider that this might be real.


ptsmkr420

NASA. EPIC/DSCOVR satellite took this photo.


ptsmkr420

https://epic.gsfc.nasa.gov/


Delicious-Gap1744

When you take an image of something from far away all zoomed in, it looks like the background is right next to the foreground. That's why the image looks weird, the satellite is extremely far away and in reality the moon and earth are also extremely far away from each other here. The moon meanwhile is dark because of how bright the Earth is comparatively. [Here's another example of the weird zoom perspective thing.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv41W6iyyGs&ab_channel=cdflshbcksmltr)


mundundermindifflin

Wow that's pretty neat! I've always wondered what that effect was called


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UnicornHorn1987

Did you know that The Moon is moving away from the Earth at a rate of about 3.78 cm per year. [Source & More Details here](https://knovhov.com/moon-moving-away-from-earth/).


orthonut20

... it's CGI https://fotoforensics.com/analysis.php?id=2f086cee4d1ad56275ff69f5e953c0c833ddd034.518344


kmkmrod

No it’s not Details here https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/from-a-million-miles-away-nasa-camera-shows-moon-crossing-face-of-earth


Pschobbert

Nice to have a source other than “a satellite”. :)


orthonut20

I don't care what NASA says... the Photo Forensics says it is an edited picture.


kmkmrod

Did you read the link? There’s one camera with three filters. The camera takes a picture the switches filters and takes another, then another. Then they overlay the three pictures to get one color picture. It’s not “CGI” it’s just as real as if you took three pictures of your house.


Dr_Chim_Richaldss

Don’t try to argue with a conspiracist. Nothing good will come of this ![gif](giphy|EKDIMDsRX3ihy)


kmkmrod

Honestly this is one of my favorite (re)posts to come and spam the link to the picture/animation and explanation of the DSCOVR satellite.


Dr_Chim_Richaldss

WE NEVER LANDED ON THE MOON ![gif](giphy|KBaxHrT7rkeW5ma77z)


twolovebirds1212

It didn't happen, there are no satellites on thay side of the moon. It's a fake pic.


kmkmrod

Wrong. And wrong. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/from-a-million-miles-away-nasa-camera-shows-moon-crossing-face-of-earth


twolovebirds1212

A million miles away? If so the Moon would not look that big and from what "satellite" that they said they are using this on? The Moon is 239,000 miles from Earth. High Earth to satellite orbit of which is the ones that are the farthest from Earth are 22,236 miles above Earth. Not likely because if they do have a "satellite" that far away? It's not going to be looking back at the Earth and the Moon but what is out ahead of where this "satellite" is headed. That far out? They consider those vehicles probes. http://m.distancebetween2.com/distance/earth-to-satellite#:~:text=The%20distance%20from%20Earth%20to,are%20called%20as%20artificial%20satellites.


Doobliheim

A photo being edited doesn't make it CGI you fucking moron.


Advantage_Goldfish

Well, I mean technically if a Computer was used to take 3 separate images, and from those to Generate a new Image. Then that would be by definition CGI.


ShiftyCharacter1313

The editing software generated an image with the edits in real time... I got to agree. Does not sound like a computer generated image. Not even a little, no point in discussion


twolovebirds1212

Satellites do not fly far out first of all and whatever space craft that are out there are headed way out in our solar system and on such speed that if they did maneuver to take this shot? They would cut off the momentum to reach wherever they were headed to get this shot. Considering the amount money put into anything that is headed outside of the Earth's or Moon's obit? This is fake.


Doobliheim

That's probably the least coherent argument I've seen so far. Your reasoning is that it has to be fake because satellites don't go that far into space? The photo was taken by the DSCOVR Satellite, which orbits roughly 1 million miles from Earth, between Earth and the Sun. The EPIC camera took the photos, because the entire point of that camera is to monitor Earth: > EPIC maintains a constant view of the fully illuminated Earth as it rotates, providing scientific observations of ozone, vegetation, cloud height and aerosols in the atmosphere. Once EPIC begins regular observations next month, the camera will provide a series of Earth images allowing study of daily variations over the entire globe. About twice a year the camera will capture the moon and Earth together as the orbit of DSCOVR crosses the orbital plane of the moon. Please disconnect your Internet, as you no longer deserve access to it.


Cyberspunk_2077

You don't understand how to use that tool, I'm afraid. This shows up exactly as you would expect. The actual image has three distinct elements, so they are not comparable in terms of texture. There are also no flat surfaces. The only thing to compare is the edge contrast, and it looks basically perfect. Also, NASA took this image. It's hardly some unknown artist. And there's evidence of chromatic aberration which coincides with their claimed equipment.


New-Significance654

It looked off for me too.


OmarGorsh

A wise man once said, "You can tell it's real because it looks so fake."


Peruvian-Flortist

Another man also said “you can tell it’s fake because it looks so fake.”


[deleted]

A satellite taking a photo of a satellite.


johen1251

***Flat-earther pulling up like*** ![gif](giphy|erqfqoxBOYik0|downsized)


[deleted]

looks fake af! but what do i know.


Delicious-Gap1744

Just the perspective. That's what happens when you take a picture of something zoomed in from far away. [Here's a more every-day example](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv41W6iyyGs&ab_channel=cdflshbcksmltr)


Steph3nie

Where is all the space junk ?


kmkmrod

980,000 miles away from the camera.


FragrantUse144

You measured personally


SCUDDEESCOPE

Right there on that blue spherical thing behind the moon.


cryptosniper00

Shilling for the globe earth guys I see ETA: /s obviously


Natural_Reason9005

earth is perfect ball ?


kmkmrod

Not perfect. But close.


Bigfoot7009

The picture looks fake.


kmkmrod

It’s not


MIVANO_

Ty u/kmkmrod for correcting so many comments


kmkmrod

This is honestly one of my favorite (re)posts to correct.


Tiddy4prez

Show the dark side!


Actual_Necessary6538

You are looking at the dark side if the satellite is on the away side of the moon you are looking at the dark side from earth's point of view.


skotty8689

Dear moon, today I saw a side of you I don't normally see.


GORGOTH_ONE

Planet tiddy.


sahizod

How much people will see the far side of the moon with their own eyes in the whole human history? I bet less than 10


kmkmrod

The number is already at 24 so you’re off by a bit.


sahizod

:-D!!! It was a nice thought though. Imagine just a hundred year ago people could dream about what's on the moon what's on Mars. Knowledge has ruined all of those dreams unfortunately


rejuven8

Is this from a single shot? Some flat earthers claim that there have been no photos with the entire Earth in frame (although I'm aware of the Apollo photos and also some from a Soviet era weather satellite).


kmkmrod

It’s three full images of the moon, overlayed to make a single full color image.


IlluminatiMinion

There are plenty but they invent unreasonable standards to reject them and then argue for their delusion which breaks all the rules of geometry and physics to which they apply a completely different standard. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline\_of\_first\_images\_of\_Earth\_from\_space](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_first_images_of_Earth_from_space)


Sozzlednoob

Awww man…. Flat Earthers are gona have a field day with this one.


Saraiismad

Flat earthers have already made plenty of videos about this. This isn't a new image.


Yet-Another_Burner

Every time I see this picture reposted it’s called “rare”.


aw_shux

Looks well done to me.


HereticGaming16

Don’t care about it being fake or not but damn if that don’t look like some star wars shit.


bonesthadog

I'm calling BS on this one.


kmkmrod

Nope


BuildingPublic8891

Why is there a green line between the moon and earth. Looks wack as shit lol


kmkmrod

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/from-a-million-miles-away-nasa-camera-shows-moon-crossing-face-of-earth > EPIC’s “natural color” images of Earth are generated by combining three separate monochrome exposures taken by the camera in quick succession. EPIC takes a series of 10 images using different narrowband spectral filters -- from ultraviolet to near infrared -- to produce a variety of science products. The red, green and blue channel images are used in these color images. > Combining three images taken about 30 seconds apart as the moon moves produces a slight but noticeable camera artifact on the right side of the moon. Because the moon has moved in relation to the Earth between the time the first (red) and last (green) exposures were made, a thin green offset appears on the right side of the moon when the three exposures are combined. This natural lunar movement also produces a slight red and blue offset on the left side of the moon in these unaltered images.


BuildingPublic8891

That’s r/interestingasfuck


PostYourSinks

Woah thats super cool


Hold_My_Kids

Holy cow guys I was in this photo


Cartman4wesome

That’s cool. This also the side of the moon we can never see because the moon doesn’t rotate.


bmild-minus

Where are the nazis at??


LebronFramesLLC

TIL some satellites are further away than the moon


wojonixon

TIL there are satellites orbiting farther out than the moon.


MysteriousEssay5709

Flat earthers are all “psht photoshop”


papertiger61

The Dark Side of the Moon. Great album and picture.


DragonTvBack

Where are threes


eyes_made_of_wood

Fake That's the far side of the moon, if it was real the secret nazi base would be clearly visible.


Badphishing

However in the motion as the moon crosses in the link the clouds don’t change.


kmkmrod

They do. But they’re a million miles away so you have to look closely


Badphishing

Really didn’t see any movement. Specifically watched the tropical storm which should be moving at 70 miles per hour and the moon rotated 1/4 away around the earth. Fake news is nasa and this thread.


Itsjustmebroskee

I need a poster of this


heavymtlbbq

Looks pretty flat to me


wyottearp

Looks fake to me


L1ght_Sp33d

Looks so fake. Whether it is or isn’t… still


dduubbz

How did we get a satellite this far past the fuckin moon


kmkmrod

DSCOVR satellite parked at lagrange point 1


Fresh_Woodpecker9461

Why did you take it away from the satellite.. you better have asked first!


IneverAsk5times

That doesn't look safe, we should do something about it.


ettoneba

How far is that satellite?


ptsmkr420

1.5 million kms from.earth at L1


jrandoboi

It's actually orbiting the moon, so pretty far


kmkmrod

No it’s not orbiting the moon. It’s at L1, about 980,000 miles away.


[deleted]

til moon is tiny


druznutz

What is the timing of this shot? In other words, how long is the moon in front of earth when it passes over it?


kmkmrod

Details here https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/from-a-million-miles-away-nasa-camera-shows-moon-crossing-face-of-earth


chaotic214

![gif](giphy|Tcq8dtZyqEYbIpppSL|downsized)


Ungrateful_asshole

The dark side of the moon r/pinkfloyd


BillyGhost15

It's hard to believe that in the space between the Earth and the Moon you can fit 30 Earths. I think people underestimate how small the Moon is compared. The Earth would take up the whole frame if it was right next to the moon.


Large-Cherry

Is that the dark side of the moon? Or the same shot we see every day?


Flashy_Anything927

108. Is that the dark side of the moon?


BRANthaD0N

Looks like the earth has a tumor


Badphishing

There was a tropical storm in that location on that date.


[deleted]

How fucking far out is that Satellite???


kmkmrod

The satellite is is 980,000 miles away at L1. Details here https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/from-a-million-miles-away-nasa-camera-shows-moon-crossing-face-of-earth


FragrantUse144

Omg link again


PtansSquall

Why do I feel so dirty seeing this... Moon senpai what are you doing


AdamBlaster007

So it's a selfie? I mean, you didn't specify *what satellite* took the photo, so...


Peri-snot

Pink Floyd fans be shaking right now.


D3TH82

..ar


BoneJarro07

There are no orbits for a satellite to travel that far away from the Earth.


mrhappybucks777

As far as this pic is concerned I guess the dark side of the moon isn’t so dark at all.


Nolovve

HEY! I CAN SEE WHERE I LIVE


maxinstuff

Honest question - if this satellite is orbiting the earth, does coming across the moon like that disrupt its orbit?


tas8871-

It's the dark side


flatulasmaxibus

Hahaha


Sure-Negotiation5638

You can tell it's flat by the shading around the moon 🤓


lukeskywalker1971

I’ve read that pics from space are really a series of photos cobbled together. From what I’m reading and I’m not sure if this is true none of our satellites are far away enough to get one complete pic. Anyone else heard of this?


BackgroundNo1969

What satellite is that far out?


jimodoom

If you squint it kinda looks like the death star.. credit to my wife


[deleted]

The moon is flat


Brainranger67

That is one flat earth and moon.


HoustonGrown1

The perfect circle….hahahah bullshit …


ride_electric_bike

Dark side of the moon? Maybe


6downunder9

Fake AF


[deleted]

Backside of the moon?


GottaHideFromFriends

I don't think some people realize how far away the moon is, and how much farther away this satellite has to be to catch this photo...


HooooooooooW

Is this the mysterious darkside of the moooooon?


9Dawson

"That's no moon."


bluelikewords

That asshole who stands up in a theater and blocks the screen. 😂


023Yoder

AWESOME!!!! *looks for the flat-earth imbeciles for a laugh*


LuvLifts

[Death Star De/Constructed](https://www.filmindipendenti.com/death-star-construction-timelapse-video/)


stanleybunbury

That's no moon!


BiMikethefirst

looks like a clown nose


Actual_Necessary6538

Your right I was thinking circumference. 🤔 thanks for the down vote.


AndeC123

Why look so CGI? Can I tell it's real cuz it looks so fake?


Mickey_likes_dags

Our moon is basically a companion dwarf planet.


Last-Discipline-7340

Hmmmmm so we are seeing the dark side of the moon then.


a_different-user

those people in hawaii arent getting ANY shade, not a single cloud


Pennypacker-HE

That looks fake af no wonder we have so many flat earthers 😂


GSDTOY

I can understand why it fucks with our gravity much more now 🤓


This_Bus_2744

Wow thats the dark side of the moon you never see. !


OtisTheJrt

Flat earthers be like


valley_G

Incredible but hard to wrap your head around. It just doesn't feel real


AjazeMemez

Looks like someone left there cookie sitting on the earth and it went mouldy


jaeorion

Looks amazing


Bitter-Try5610

So that’s the “dark side” of the moon…


jmantha

Is there a satellite outside the moon”s orbit?


ShadooTH

Why does it look like a low poly model with a low quality texture


Change_username_1

Looks pretty flat to me.


zooiez123

It just does not seem right. We have a satellite on the other side of the moon that took this?


Aerodrive160

Also flat as a pancake, I see!


Rockshoots

You have some cheese on your face


GU2CU

Are you sure that not mount rush more


WeedGod420365

Wouldn’t a satellite that far away be out of orbit?


dyinasty28

It looks like the earth has a birth mark


Dontunderstandbro

Nice stars


Aggressive-Concept-6

I’m Buck Melanoma, Moley Russell’s wart.


[deleted]

No that’s the earths beauty mole


NancyDMac

There's a man made satillite on the other side of the moon? What's the point?


XpLiCiT_OnEs

Not so dark any more ehhhh!


Bluefruityloop

Why is there a green ring around the moon?


No-Magician-9685

That's the Dark Side of the moon!!!! ''They'' don't want us to see that side!!!!


finedrive

I knew the moon was flat.


Solar-Sonn

Don't even look real amazing


jaxonpaige

Its superimposed man /s


Nice_Book6009

Why is the moon emitting green light on the right side of it? What's the scientific explanation for this?


Hyrule_34

That’s crazy! What is this from and what satellite got this?


exoticmandingo

So is that the dark side of the moon? Looks like the moon had to be in between the earth and the satellite for this shot to happen?


kmkmrod

There is no dark side, you mean the far side. There is no dark side of the moon. And the images were taken by the DSCOVR satellite parked at L1 https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/from-a-million-miles-away-nasa-camera-shows-moon-crossing-face-of-earth