The beauty of the M25 from space

[editor]

Well, I think it looks rather good:

 

[EastEnder]

Looks a bit like the machine city in The Matrix.

 

[5t3IIa]

It's nice and nasty at the same time. What a blot we all are.

 

[hipipol]

Though I hate landing at Heathrow as its such a nightmare to get away from, the best bit is the flying over London
I think its rather beautiful

 

[weltweit]

cool

and neat that the Thames is clearly visible.

 

[cypher79]

Looks like someone threw a brick at a windscreen.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

The dread sigil Odegra.

 

[Citizen66]

Looks a bit close to be 'from space'. Looks more like a view from a low flying aeroplane.

 

[Yossarian]

Looks a bit close to be 'from space'. Looks more like a view from a low flying aeroplane.

When you're in a low flying aeroplane over London you can see cars, people, and back gardens. Even high flying aeroplanes won't give you a tenth of that view.

 

[London_Calling]

Odd how it disappears between the A2 and just east of the M23.

 

[Citizen66]

When you're in a low flying aeroplane over London you can see cars, people, and back gardens. Even high flying aeroplanes won't give you a tenth of that view.

True. But from space you see whole countries and continents.

 

[Yossarian]

If the photographer had zoomed out a little more he would have captured both London and Paris, plus what appears to be a series of apocalyptic volcanic eruptions somewhere around the Belgian border.

 

[EastEnder]

True. But from space you see whole countries and continents.

I think the cameras have zoom lenses.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Looks like someone threw a brick at a windscreen.

and then a pigeon dropped one on it

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

North Korea's much better from space

 

[Citizen66]

I think the cameras have zoom lenses.

Yeah, i know, dumb comment from me. It's just usually when it's pictures from space it's N Korea or the Great Wall of China. The M25 seems a strange subject choice and threw me a bit. And i seemingly didn't spot the nasa logo on the bottom of the pic.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Yeah, i know, dumb comment from me. It's just usually when it's pictures from space it's N Korea or the Great Wall of China. The M25 seems a strange subject choice and threw me a bit. And i seemingly didn't spot the nasa logo on the bottom of the pic.

They've done these pictures before, years ago. I'm assuming these are just new ones.

Pogo will probably tell you there's a thread about it

 

[Citizen66]

Is he still doing that?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Is he still doing that?

I think everyone gets in there before he has a chance

 

[MrSki]

There seems to be a skull/scream like image in the middle.

 

[EastEnder]

There seems to be a skull/scream like image in the middle.

Probably Croydon.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

ah, this is the image I was after. I wonder how this picture from 2005 compares to 2012. Are there countries that have gone more electric and are therefore brighter 7 years later I wonder

http://www.geni.org/globalenergy/multimedia/earth-at-night016.gif

I'm sure you used to be able to zoom in on it, but you can't now

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

The thread title is rather apt, as that's how far away from the frigging thing you need to be for it even mildly appealing.

 

[Citizen66]

I think everyone gets in there before he has a chance

Ah! Usurp him out of existence.

 

[T & P]

No wonder one can see fuck all outside of the Moon in the night sky above London

 

[tommers]

I like it that way. Stops me pondering on the meaning of life.

 

[2hats]

ah, this is the image I was after. I wonder how this picture from 2005 compares to 2012. Are there countries that have gone more electric and are therefore brighter 7 years later I wonder

http://www.geni.org/globalenergy/multimedia/earth-at-night016.gif

I'm sure you used to be able to zoom in on it, but you can't now

You may be looking for this and this plus others from here?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

You may be looking for this and this plus others from here?

Possibly. They took forever to load!

 

[Lock&Light]

Odd how it disappears between the A2 and just east of the M23.

Presumably less/no lighting along that stretch.

 

[smmudge]

It's nice and nasty at the same time. What a blot we all are.

Have you ever noticed how the transport zones maps of London look like a big mould growth in a petri dish? I always thought that was quite telling.