There are all manner of beautiful satellite views of Earth. But how can you view the entire face of our spherical planet — all 360 degrees of it — in one frame, and in beautiful natural colors?
Not only that, but how can you do it in a movie covering every day for nearly an entire month?
Rick Kohrs at the University of Wisconsin’s Space Science and Engineering Center has managed to do just that. And I think the result is truly mesmerizing.
Imagery acquired by several geostationary satellites was knitted together to create this animation. (Credit: Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies)
Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
To create the animation, Kohrs knitted together visible and near-infrared image data acquired by several geostationary satellites between March 6 and April 4, 2019. The result is the animation above, consisting of one knitted composite image for each day.
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