The scientist showed amazing images of cities taken by satellite
And it’s not like a normal photo
A former NASA scientist, and now employee of a satellite company Planet Labs Robert Simmons showed amazing images of the different corners of the planet taken from space.
Using 13 satellites, SkySats that clock off the planet with a height of 450 kilometers, he has created an incredible photo showing the city and nature from an unusual angle.
Usually orbit shots are “straight down” — they did not see the volume and they are similar to hand-drawn maps. But Simmons reconfigured the satellites, which are now taking pictures of the ground at an angle of 60-70°, so the photo you can see all the Majesty of the mountains or skyscrapers.
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An irony of the Space Age is that the Earth appears flat when you look straight down. But if you look from the *side* … https://t.co/uRa0QwmCY5 High res oblique imagery from @planetlabs pic.twitter.com/02bl8LbG3E
— Rob Simmon (@rsimmon) March 29, 2018
Breathtaking off-nadir images captured by @planetlabs high-resolution SkySat constellation. This one, in particular, brings back fond memories for me and @Tori_Fry https://t.co/BNPnAUAjpR pic.twitter.com/VjoDRGZ6mk
— Daniel McKinnon (@danielmckinn0n) March 30, 2018
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