Gregory's Server@wonderofscience What is the light phenomenon seen about mid screen to the right as the gif shows the African land mass? It seems to travel with the satellite.
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@boxtheball @wonderofscience Looks to me like the reflection of the moon off the bodies of water. @boxtheball @wonderofscience It's a reflection of the moon. It looks close to being full. You can see a clearer series of images of it towards the end of the video. @zoyd @wonderofscience Ok but I also see the light at a different position early in the GIF over the Sahara… but not continuously. What’s the source of the reflection here, and why is it at a different relative position? @boxtheball @wonderofscience The same thing. Water. But in this case it's water in the atmosphere in the form of cloud cover. You will notice that it's a much fainter image because of this. @zoyd @wonderofscience Ok but please address the different relative position in the frame that is at a different longitude compared to the light at the end of the image. I still don’t understand that. The path of the Sahara light phenomenon does not seem to track with the later mid-continent phenomenon. @boxtheball @wonderofscience As far as why the different relative position, that is beyond my knowledge base, but I would bet it has something to do with the geometry of the camera/earth/moon. @zoyd @wonderofscience Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions. I appreciate your willingness to help me understand. @boxtheball @wonderofscience I'm guessing it's a reflection of the Moon. |
@wonderofscience amazing and stuning! And second time i saw the place were I live from space! That litle island in the mediterranean sea...