space.com is a great source of the latest NASA releases. I'll post them here from now on. I wish there were areial photos of the island of Hawaii. http://goes.higp.hawaii.edu/goes/index.shtml explains what you see plus Alaska and Eastern North America. http://goes.higp.hawaii.edu/goes/goes.shtml for the thumbnails of everything from Kilauea volcano to New Zealand's North Island. The photos are large so in interest of quick loading, I'll refrain from posting them. 3-D photo are next. They must be highly KB intensive.

There are, my dear! Just go to http://www.mapquest.com and put in an address and then select aerial photo. It's like magic. And you can copy and paste them at will. That's how I got that aerial photo I posted a while back of the area around the Southern tip of Hawaii, near Honolulu, the one of Diamond Head Park.

I know..... but not for our island. not for Hilo or my house! We did find yours but not mine. I guess we are too inconsequential to waste satellite time to record. I'll keep looking. (Yes, I about mapquest. I even have a login there!)

[1]SATELLITES & REMOTE SENSING * Envisat: Ground Control Expects a Wealth of Data * A World First : Data Transmission Between European Satellites Using Laser Light * Silent Sensors Lie in Wait for Bin Laden * Project Echelon: Orbiting Big Brother? * Russia Could Launch 30 Small Satellites by 2006 References 1. http://www.sciquest.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ExecMacro/sci_level3.d2w/report?nav_banner=bio&resource=articles&gateway=S-satrem

A great page of aerial photographs of Hilo http://www.tsunami.org/images/aerial/index.html

Is your place in these? Who's the pilot? What's the building with the Quonset Hut style roof? And what are the buildings around it? in nov07022s.jpg

Ah yes, that rounded - roof building is the Hilo armory. In the decidely old part of town. I'll look for a picture which is more in the direction of my home. The armory is on the opposite side of Hilo from me and from Kilauea volcano.

What's all that other stuff?

This following URL was sent to me by a geolgist in the UK midlands. Thanks, Ian! http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap011226.html read the text under the image. This is amazing stuff!

[1]SATELLITES & REMOTE SENSING * Starshine, Too * First Satellite Images of Earth From QuickBird * TerraFly (Database) * Tiny Technology Powers Microsatellite on Educational Mission * Iridium Satellite Predicts Constellation Life Span to Extend Through Mid-2010 References 1. http://www.sciquest.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ExecMacro/sci_level3.d2w/report?nav_banner=bio&resource=articles&gateway=S-satrem

Olympics from Space Tickets may already be gone, but thanks to NASA there's still one way you can drop in on the opening and closing ceremonies for the Salt Lake City Olympics. By carefully fusing image data from NASA's Terra and Landsat spacecraft, as well as the commercial Ikonos satellite belonging to Space Imaging, the space agency brings you this remarkable view of the Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium as captured from space. The scene is also something of a celebration for the space agency; 2002 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the highly successful Landsat program. Located on the University of Utah campus, Rice-Eccles is the place for one of the world's biggest celebrations this year. Nearly 45,000 people will pack the stands there, while several billion people around the world will catch all or part of the festivities on television. more plus the ability to zoom in from space on the venues... http://olympics.gsfc.nasa.gov/

that is way cool!

You can either loop it or advance it frame by frame. It is totally amazing! No wonder they can read license plates!

but we have nothing strong enough to see the flag we put on the moon. funny thing!

There us a slight distance problem. The moon is about 384,000 Km (238,613 miles) away. These satellites are nothing like that far. You don't wear glasses yet, do you? You'll better understand focal length when you do! I suspect this will be possible in the future. I am not sure what the technology is missing, but the expense will be very high. Priorities is what it is all about.

oooh, didn't realize the distance!! thanks marcia *HUGS*

*HUGS* I had to look it up (I had forgotten the exact distance.) The moon looks so close - especially when you look at the Hubble or the Space Station slipping across the sky so close to us but seemingly equally close to the moon. It took us 5 days to travel there. That is truly amazing!

Spectacular space photography of volcanoes from all over the earth http://southport.jpl.nasa.gov/volcanopic.html

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NASA SATELLITE SEES SWATH OF TORNADO DESTRUCTION ------------------------------------------------ A powerful tornado touched down in southern Maryland and ripped through the town of La Plata, destroying most of the historic downtown recently. The twister was the strongest ever recorded to hit the state and perhaps the strongest ever recorded in the eastern U.S. The tornado's path can be seen clearly in this image acquired by NASA's EO-1 satellite. http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0205/06tornado/ NEW ENVIRONMENTAL EYE ON EARTH LAUNCHED INTO SPACE -------------------------------------------------- Touted as a "grand observatory" to study planet Earth's water resources from space, NASA's Aqua satellite flew to its orbital perch Saturday atop a Boeing Delta 2 rocket. http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d291/

The first one is truly amazing! Los Angeles Faults http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=10861 The Acropolis, Athens, Greece http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=10860 NASA Studies High Springtime Ozone Levels Over Canada and the Arctic http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=10859 Syrian Desert http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=10857 Melting Snows of Kilimanjaro http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=10856 Where on Earth...? MISR Mystery Image Quiz #12 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=10855 Severe Weather Hits U.S. West Coast http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=10854

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giant squid, gorillas with simple tools, does it get any better?

I love it. I was watching monkeys who had hauled large river rocks to a remote place where a large rock mass was exposed underfoot. They set nuts (carefully selected for ripeness) onto the substrate rock and flung the river boulders at the nuts till they were cracked open. It was the most amazing thing I ever saw !!

I saw that, too. They were capuchin monkeys in Brazil using rocks to open the nuts. As they were doing this some macaws were watching them, probably thinking, "Boy, do you guys have to work hard to crack nuts."

hahaha you probably are right. But we got hands and intellects whereas the Macaws got nutcrackers and feathers. I'll stick with what I got though I wondered what else they ate. There is an example of river mussels very high in protein being ignored by Native americans because the calories they got from eating them was far fewer than the ones expended in gathering and preparing them.

reminds me of otters and using rocks to crack open mussels and other shellfish.... the AM was telling me about the gorillas. it didn't surprise me in the least!

I thought of the otters too. Imagine having stomach muscles so strong you could crack abalones on them?! That impressed me.

no joke! i can't even do a sit-up, hey, maybe that's where rock-hard abs came from!

YES!!! Thou art a clever Wolfie. Rock hard abs, indeed.

LOL I would've never thought that sea otters had six-pack abs. Plus, they wear very stylish fur coats, too. I think that otter fur looks best on otters.

Oh indeed. Otter fur is made to fit precisely on otters! I always thought I'd like to come back as an otter if I had to return as an animal. I have never seen a sad otter !

me too!!

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (11 October 2005) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/ * Fire Emergency in Acre, Brazil http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/Acre/ NASA-funded ecologists studying the Amazon Rainforest use satellite data to help fight out-of-control fires in Acre, Brazil. -------------------- In the News: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/ * Latest Images: Strong Earthquake in Northern Pakistan http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17060 Bhutan Himalayas http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17059 Fall Color Surrounds Montreal http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17058 North Antelope Rochelle Coal Mine, Wyoming http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17057 Golden Gate National Recreation Area http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17056 Chandeleur Islands http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17055 Santa Ana Volcano, El Salvador http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17054 Cloud Formations off the West Coast of South America http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17053 * Headlines from the press, radio, and television: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/Headlines/ - Longleaf Pine Disappearing in South Carolina, Expert Says - Tsunami Warning System to Be Installed - Vince Weakens to Tropical Storm - Northeast Torrential Rains Leave 10 Dead - Hurricane Vince Forms in Eastern Atlantic - Hope Fades in Guatemala as Hundreds Still Trapped in Mudslide - Experts: South Asia Is Hotbed for Quakes - Nearly 20,000 Dead in South Asian Quake - Satellite Said to Break Up in Flight - Scientists: Mt. Everest Only 29,017 Feet - 617 Killed in Central America Rain, Floods - Engineers: New Cause of New Orleans Flood - Amazon Area Threatened by Drought - Tropical Storm Stan Kills 278 in Central America, Mexico - Weather Officials Probe Katrina's Strength - Gulf Nature Park Awaits Gators' Return after Rita - Rain Hinders Wading Birds' Nesting Efforts - Indonesia to Create Tsunami Warning System - Tropical Storm Tammy Brings Some Flooding - Agency to Restore Flood Protection in Louisiana - NASA Scientists Confirm Toxic Seas during Earth's Evolution - Global Warming to Hit Migratory and Static Species - New Zealand Battles Invasion of Canadian Rock Snot, Korean Sea Squirts - Bad Air Days to Increase Out West as Planet Warms - Hurricanes Cause Peru Amazon Waters to Fall - Storms Turn Everyday Items to Toxic Trash - Forecasters: Another Hurricane Could Hit - Satellite to Keep an Eye on Coral Reefs - White Shark Travels Shocking Distance - Could Birds and Bats Help Rebuild Forests? - Arizona Officials to Track Mountain Lions - China Typhoon Death Toll Reaches 15 - Bedrock under Amazon River Sinks 3 Inches during Floods - $40 Billion Louisiana Protection Plan Sparks Debate - Thousands Gather to See Annular Eclipse - Climate to Increase British Flies - Sweat, Fire Help Bring U.S. Midwest Prairies Back

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (18 October 2005) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/ * The Art of Science http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/ISSArt/ Astronauts onbord the International Space Station photograph areas of interest on the Earth's surface. -------------------- In the News: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/ * Latest Images: Provincetown Spit, Cape Cod, Massachusetts http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17067 Flooding in Bangladesh http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17066 Lava Beds National Monument http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17065 Blue Marble: Next Generation http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17064 South Georgia Island http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17063 Dramatic Fire Season in Acre, Brazil http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17062 Landslide in Northern Pakistan http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17061 Strong Earthquake in Northern Pakistan http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17060 * NASA News http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NasaNews/ - A Warmer World Might Not Be a Wetter One - Hurricane Charley Slices a Florida Island - It's Always Earth Science Week at NASA Goddard - A Heated 3-D Look into Hurricane Erin's Eye * Media Alerts http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/MediaAlerts/ - Warmer Seas, Wetter Air Make Harder Rains as Greenhouse Gases Build - Oil Spills and Climate Change Double the Mortality Rate of British Seabirds - Beneficial Effects of No-Till Farming Depend Upon Future Climate Change - Link between Tropical Warming and Greenhouse Gases Stronger than Ever, Say Scientists - Woods Hole Research Center Scientist Part of International Initiatives to Save the Great Apes - Tiny Bubbles a Storehouse of Knowledge - Climate Change Will Stress Stormwater Drainage Systems - The Tropics Play a More Active Role than Was Thought in Controlling the Earth's Climate - Researchers Analyze Liquid that Lies Beneath the Surface - Katrina Floodwaters Not as Toxic to Humans as Previously Thought, Study Says - Underlying Cause of Massive Pinyon Pine Die-Off Revealed - Sea-Level Expedition Gets Underway - Better Measurements Reveal Seasonal Changes in Sulfur - Air Quality in U.S. West Going South - Earth Sinks Three Inches under Weight of Flooded Amazon - A Space View on Giant Lightning * Headlines from the press, radio, and television: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/Headlines/ - Crews Start Work on Drenched Northeast U.S. - Cayman Islands Braces for Tropical Storm - Amazon Drought Emergency Widens - Study: December 26 Tsunami Had Two Sources - Planet Sees Warmest September on Record - Medflies Found in California Prompt Quarantine - Invasive Plant Found in Alaska - Eight Dolphins Seen in Lake Pontchartrain - Polar Express: Warming to Shift Storm Paths North - Odds Put on Next Great San Francisco Earthquake - Study: Quakes Trigger Quakes - World Temperatures Keep Rising with a Hot 2005 - Alaskan Volcanoes Show Signs of Unrest - Red Tide Still a Problem in Florida Panhandle - A-Bomb System Can Warn of Tsunami - U.S. Forecasts Warmer-than-Normal Winter - Logging Does Not Raise Flood Risk - Heavy Rain Hits Britain, Disrupts Key Rail Line - San Diego May Soon See California Condors - Aspen Tree Population Suffers in Northern Arizona - Scientists Find Gases from Earth's Mantle - Deal Protects Part of World's Oldest Reef - Past Climate Change Supports Current Global Warming - Global Warming Could Overwhelm Storm Drains - Hurricane Charley Slices a Florida Island - Death Toll from Tropical Storm Stan, Mudslides Tops 2,000 - Spain Gets First Tropical Storm: Vince - Hurricanes Bring No Increase in West Nile Cases - Katrina May Affect New Orleans' Wildlife - Brazil Declares Amazon River a Disaster - High Temperatures Killed Pinyon Trees * New Research Highlights http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/Research/