Stunning images of planet Earth surrounded by space garbage

[RuGlu6]

http://english.pravda.ru/photo/report/garbage-3353/0/

About 4,600 launches have been made since the first launch of Earth's man-made satellite in 1957. Nowadays, there are about 6,000 artificial satellites orbiting the planet

[Matt]

Can that be a photo? Wouldn't you have on the moon to get that much perspective and that wide an angle? Would you be able to see space junk from that far away?

[Whatigot]

pravda.ru is like the equivalent of the national inquirer online...
Have a look at some of their other content, lots of embellishment and fluff.

I.E, some of those pieces of space junk would be bigger than my house, maybe even than Coquitlam...

[Chowder]

Is this not the shot of Earth from Wall-E the Movie.

Chris

[Whatigot]

Originally Posted by Chowder

Is this not the shot of Earth from Wall-E the Movie.

Chris

+1

but give us a few years, we're definitely on the right track to make this a reality.

[justinl]

im sure it will happen eventually, but this photo is just... ridiculous. satellites are not the size of cities.

[BC Mosaic]

What no clouds? I guess they all huddled together on the other side.
Here's a more interesting real image:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070916.html

[Keri]

Originally Posted by BC Mosaic

What no clouds? I guess they all huddled together on the other side.
Here's a more interesting real image:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070916.html

That's an amazing picture!! I found this one on this site as well

Does anyone know the explanation as to why sometimes the moon apprears so much closer or larger than other times?

[Chowder]

The reason is good Photography.

[Keri]

Originally Posted by Chowder

The reason is good Photography.