• Hurricane Isaac as seen from the International Space Station
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[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQYrEEcgEJw[/media]
Swirly
[QUOTE=DrLuckyLuke;37449032]Swirly[/QUOTE] It is quite the picturesque storm.
Intriguing how such a mediocre storm has spread to this size.
This is real time right? The ISS gotta go fast
[QUOTE=smurfy;37449147]This is real time right? The ISS gotta go fast[/QUOTE] It is.
It's things like these that really make me want to go to space someday. I'd love to go to the ISS or something in orbit more than anything.
[QUOTE=smurfy;37449147]This is real time right? The ISS gotta go fast[/QUOTE] Well it orbits the Earth over fifteen times in 24 hours, Good luck doing that in atmosphere. [editline]29th August 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Canary;37449700]Well it orbits the Earth over fifteen times in 24 hours, Good luck doing that in atmosphere.[/QUOTE] To put that into perspective if you went in a Concorde (Travels faster than sound) it would take around 30 hours for one rotation, also bare in mind it being closer means it has to travel less distance too.
Tornadoes and hurricanes are so fascinating.
Hurricanes are quite beautiful. Here's a picture of Ike from space: [img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/2MvkV.jpg[/img_thumb] Hurricane hunters flying through Katrina's eye: [img]http://i.imgur.com/R75Za.jpg[/img]
i wanna go to space :C
[QUOTE=smurfy;37449147]This is real time right? The ISS gotta go fast[/QUOTE] ~4.8 miles per second.
who left the space string on the lense
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