Clearly wildfire smoke entering Canada

    • starik@lemmy.today
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      7 hours ago

      The shapes of states are arbitrary. That is an actual photo from space, but the white lines are added to the image after the fact.

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        That’s ridiculous, are you trying to tell me that they draw those lines on every photo instead of marking the ground once? Typical government waste! Also, this community is for serious posting and commenting only.

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        4 hours ago

        And this is taken from a low (as in southerly) angle, making Washington look flatter or squished. That or the aspect ratio was altered.

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          It’s definitely from the south, and low earth orbit is really low. It’s like putting your eye right up to a baseball, almost touching it.

          See where the ISS orbits, to scale, here:

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            7 hours ago

            That’s just because the clouds are lower to the ground.

            You can fly over clouds, so the lines needed to be drawn higher than the clouds so pilots can find their way.

            It’s also why the smoke isn’t covering the line, since the fire is on the ground and the smoke is rising it hasn’t made it as high as the line yet.