This sort of image is fairly unremarkable in these days of Google Earth, but I thought it was worth reTweeting when I saw it yesterday.
A Japanese astronaut (I’m still adjusting to there being such things) shot this picture and Tweeted it with the simple observation, “Nice pass over New York City. pic.twitter.com/cGjlgWHmDq”
Yes, it was. Very clear. It would be cooler if the resolution were higher, but still nice.
And yes, in these days when Americans no longer have a means to get into space and have to hitch rides, there are still people up there, still grooving on the view…
Google Maps version
It’s remarkable that the Gowanus Canal is blue.
Whether water is actually blue is a relative thing. In this case, the light reflecting off it happens to be blue…