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From NASA's image of the day-March 17th.a rare cloudless image of the entire Island.

  • 17-03-2011 5:48pm
    #1
    clln
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    It is easy to see from this true-color image why Ireland is called the Emerald Isle. Intense green vegetation, primarily grassland, covers most of the country except for the exposed rock on mountaintops. Ireland owes its greenness to moderate temperatures and moist air. The Atlantic Ocean, particularly the warm currents in the North Atlantic Drift, gives the country a more temperate climate than most others at the same latitude.
    Moist ocean air also contributes to abundant rainfall. Ireland receives between 750 and 2000 millimeters (29 and 78 inches) of rain per year, with more rain falling in the west and in the mountains. Most of the rain falls in light showers.
    This moist climate means plenty of clouds and fog. According to the Irish Meteorological Service, the sky is entirely cloudy more than 50 percent of the time. There are more clouds during the day than at night, and fog is common.
    The cloud-free view shown here is extremely rare.

    Ireland_amo_2010284.jpg

    download larger images at links below;

    download large image (409 KB, JPEG)

    download GeoTIFF file (4 MB, TIFF)


    download Google Earth file (KMZ)


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  • #2
    Beeker
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    clln wrote: »
    Ireland_amo_2010284.jpg

    download larger images at links below;

    download large image (409 KB, JPEG)

    download GeoTIFF file (4 MB, TIFF)


    download Google Earth file (KMZ)
    I can see my house from up there:D


  • #3
    clln
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,059 ✭✭✭clln


    Beeker wrote: »
    I can see my house from up there:D

    Good Morning Beeker!:)

    is it any wonder you can see it?sure hav'nt you got poor Mrs Beeker constantly cleaning the windows? :p


  • #4
    Beeker
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    clln wrote: »
    Good Morning Beeker!:)

    is it any wonder you can see it?sure hav'nt you got poor Mrs Beeker constantly cleaning the windows? :p
    Got to keep here busy:D


  • #5
    clln
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    Beeker wrote: »
    Got to keep here busy:D

    ;):D


  • #6
    Zilog
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    Wow, didn't realise the 6 county border was visible from space! :D


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  • #7
    Plug
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    Zilog wrote: »
    Wow, didn't realise the 6 county border was visible from space! :D
    Sweet jesus!:D


  • #8
    Rubecula
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    That is an amazing image, love it.


  • #9
    0verblood
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    What are all those sandy splotches along the east?


  • #10
    FISMA
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    I hope the satellites imaged all of the areas that are low resolution!


  • #11
    Beeker
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    FISMA wrote: »
    I hope the satellites imaged all of the areas that are low resolution!
    The high res you get on Google Earth come from aircraft images and not from satellite shots.


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  • #12
    stoneill
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    0verblood wrote: »
    What are all those sandy splotches along the east?

    Depending on what time of the year the image was taken (even though it was posted on 17th March) it may be trees starting to loose colour heading for winter.
    Interestingly there is an algae bloom on the south east coast which does tend to suggest that it is late autumn and heading into winter.


  • #13
    clln
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    stoneill wrote: »
    Depending on what time of the year the image was taken (even though it was posted on 17th March) it may be trees starting to loose colour heading for winter.
    Interestingly there is an algae bloom on the south east coast which does tend to suggest that it is late autumn and heading into winter.

    Yes stoneill,it was an image from 2010 but NASA made it their image of the day March 17th 2011 without an exact date it was taken.

    nice though that is a 'true colour' image.
    shows how the Island of Ireland would look like from space to the lucky people who have got to orbit our planet.

    often pictures from space get a 'makeover' to the raw image to make it more appealing to the general public,that one was the 'real deal':)


  • #14
    hal9000
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    Ireland is really really really green!


  • #15
    thunderthing
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    http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=49687

    Says here it was from October 11 2010.


  • #16
    clln
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    thundercunt wrote: »
    http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=49687

    Says here it was from October 11 2010.

    Nice find and link thundercunt!
    Reinforces Stonehill's reply.
    NASA image of the day is seperate to their earthobservatory link,
    i posted it 'as was' published on the day.
    their site is so hugh any new links are always welcome,thank you!


  • #17
    EvilMonkey
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    0verblood wrote: »
    What are all those sandy splotches along the east?
    stoneill wrote: »
    Depending on what time of the year the image was taken (even though it was posted on 17th March) it may be trees starting to loose colour heading for winter.
    Interestingly there is an algae bloom on the south east coast which does tend to suggest that it is late autumn and heading into winter.

    I think its light coloured crops or bare/ploughed farmland.*


    *I know absolutely nothing about farming so could be totally wrong!


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