Comments on: Help Find an Alphabet in the Sky http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2012/07/13/help-find-an-alphabet-in-the-sky/?src=earthmatters-rss Earth is an amazing planet, and the one that matters most to us. Let’s have a conversation about it. Wed, 01 May 2013 01:19:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: bhagyashree http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2012/07/13/help-find-an-alphabet-in-the-sky/#comment-11054 bhagyashree Fri, 03 Aug 2012 06:31:57 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=2282#comment-11054 am sure it’s V……..

]]> By: gio http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2012/07/13/help-find-an-alphabet-in-the-sky/#comment-11050 gio Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:50:32 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=2282#comment-11050 it is number “2″

]]> By: James Fincannon http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2012/07/13/help-find-an-alphabet-in-the-sky/#comment-11045 James Fincannon Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:11:12 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=2282#comment-11045 Excerpt of this image…
http://lroimages2.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/circlecloud.jpg

]]> By: James Fincannon http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2012/07/13/help-find-an-alphabet-in-the-sky/#comment-11044 James Fincannon Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:10:02 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=2282#comment-11044 I placed an excerpt image from the GOES database here…
http://lroimages2.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/goes11-2011-223-143014a.jpg

These old GOES images are avilable here….
http://www.class.noaa.gov/

]]> By: James Fincannon http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2012/07/13/help-find-an-alphabet-in-the-sky/#comment-11037 James Fincannon Sun, 22 Jul 2012 15:52:13 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=2282#comment-11037 A contrail casting a shadow onto lower level clouds.
Could be a Q or J or even a cursive G.

From 2011, August 11, 14:30 GMT, Goes 11.
1108111430G11I01.tif

2700 pixels from left edge, 1491 lines from top edge.

]]> By: James Fincannon http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2012/07/13/help-find-an-alphabet-in-the-sky/#comment-11036 James Fincannon Sun, 22 Jul 2012 15:16:58 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=2282#comment-11036 The best link I could find to this 170 megabyte file is

ftp://ladsweb.nascom.nasa.gov/allData/5/MOD02QKM/2004/268/MOD02QKM.A2004268.1530.005.2010148101114.hdf

2345 pixels from left edge, 1789 lines from top edge

Not sure what the difference between this and the one I had found, but I liked the color of mine better.

]]> By: James Fincannon http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2012/07/13/help-find-an-alphabet-in-the-sky/#comment-11035 James Fincannon Sat, 21 Jul 2012 20:53:28 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=2282#comment-11035 From Terra:
“U” from a contrail
MOD02QKM.A2004268.1530.004.2004268231038.hdf

Can’t find a link on the MODIS or Terra site any more. Maybe you have access.

]]> By: Chris B http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2012/07/13/help-find-an-alphabet-in-the-sky/#comment-11033 Chris B Thu, 19 Jul 2012 18:58:14 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=2282#comment-11033 Thanks… I didn’t quite understand the focus of this I guess. Now that I do, I will be scouring images that are in line with what you’re asking for… :)

]]> By: Adam Voiland http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2012/07/13/help-find-an-alphabet-in-the-sky/#comment-11032 Adam Voiland Thu, 19 Jul 2012 18:54:20 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=2282#comment-11032 Fascinating website. :)

]]> By: Adam Voiland http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2012/07/13/help-find-an-alphabet-in-the-sky/#comment-11031 Adam Voiland Thu, 19 Jul 2012 18:49:55 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=2282#comment-11031 Thanks, Chris. Nice gallery. Be aware, however, that the focus of our gallery is going to be lower resolution imagery from NASA satellite instruments. Much of the imagery Google uses come from commercial satellites with databases that are difficult for us to access. One of the best places to look is this gallery of imagery from the MODIS instrument:

http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/

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