Just when you think the problems you're dealing with are massive and you take a look at how large the earth is, you realize how beautiful life really is. Today NASA released a new photo of Earth captured by the DSCOVR satellite a million miles away from earth. The National Aeronautics Space Administrations has dedicated decades to providing new information to the masses about solar life, the universe, its planets and discoveries that affect life on Earth. DSCOVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory) is responsible for reporting and monitoring real-time solar weather climates.
Released by NASA:
This color image of Earth was taken by NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC), a four megapixel CCD camera and telescope. The image was generated by combining three separate images to create a photographic-quality image. The camera takes a series of 10 images using different narrowband 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.
The image was taken July 6, 2015, showing North and Central America. The central turquoise areas are shallow seas around the Caribbean islands. This Earth image shows the effects of sunlight scattered by air molecules, giving the image a characteristic bluish tint. The EPIC team is working to remove this atmospheric effect from subsequent images. Once the instrument begins regular data acquisition, EPIC will provide a daily series of Earth images allowing for the first time study of daily variations over the entire globe. These images, available 12 to 36 hours after they are acquired, will be posted to a dedicated web page by September 2015.
The primary objective of DSCOVR, a partnership between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Air Force, is to maintain the nation’s real-time solar wind monitoring capabilities, which are critical to the accuracy and lead time of space weather alerts and forecasts from NOAA.NASA recently released information on its new program to return humans back to the moon. Since the first walk on the moon in 1969, much has changed about the moon and universe which earth exist in. This new mission will allow NASA to gain first hand information and new discoveries about the moon from humans. Fun fact: Did you know the first full image of the earth was taken by Apollo 17 in 1972 was named "The Blue Marble?" Since that first full photo, humans have been exposed to a series of photos of earth. Coming this fall, NASA will allow individuals to download daily updated photos of earth. Cool stuff!
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