Request for image of Earth
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Hey, my dad is working on a pet project. He has an idea for a clock, which he's already made a version (or more--I'm not sure) of, but he's dissatisfied with the images he's been able to find. He's looking for a high-resolution picture of the Earth looking directly at the North Pole. He would like it to be a photograph, but he says he'd go for an artistic rendering, too, as long as it's a good, accurate representation. Naturally, the image would have to be public domain. Does anyone know of a good potential resource or know specifically where he can find the image he's looking for? I'd appreciate any insights I could pass on to him. Thanks!
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Since I forgot my camera the last time I was that high above the north pole, I just tried my google skills, but came up only with this. Sorry.
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What zoom level does he need? I have very nice ones, but the best one has my foot in it and in another one you can see my cat's tail!
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Charles - I assume you've done a search like this already and not found anything you like as a starting point? Jason
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Yeah, I did basic searches. I didn't spend too long on it. My dad was only able to find something up to 600-and-something by 600-and-something. He's already made two clocks using the image he found, but he's really hoping for something nicer. I figured with some amateur astronomers on the board there might be some good suggestions, even though astronomy is usually about looking AWAY from Earth. Ha ha.
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Hey, thanks for taking the time. I will give my dad these links and see if anything works.
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Won't the wobbling effect of the magnetic field result in inaccurate time display????
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Won't the wobbling effect of the magnetic field result in inaccurate time display???? The effect will result, on the contrary, in the ONLY accurate clock in the world with built-in distributed leap year correction! CV's dad will just have to convince the authorities to change the lame and boring "standard" time keeping!
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