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I watched most of the repairs mission and spacewalks via NASA-TV, on my computer, and I had no idea how much I was missing. Here is a spectacular set of 31 images from the nearly-completed mission. (They land Friday.)
There are several pictures of clouds and stuff from 350 miles up - my only excuse for using this on the WeatherBlog. Otherwise, it's just way-cool photography for space nerds and taxpayers. Enjoy.
Frank Roylance is a reporter for The Baltimore Sun. He came to Baltimore from New Bedford, Mass. in 1980 to join the old Evening Sun. He moved to the morning Sun when the papers merged in 1992, and has spent most of his time since covering science, including astronomy and the weather. One of The Baltimore Sun's first online Web logs, the Weather Blog debuted in October 2004. In June 2006 Frank also began writing comments on local weather and stargazing for The Baltimore Sun's print Weather Page.
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Slideshow image 21 depicts von Karmen swirls.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_K%C3%A1rm%C3%A1n_vortex_street
Posted by: TQ | May 19, 2009 8:39 AM
Image 25 depicts closed Benard convection in the strato-cumulus field.
http://science-coach-site.mcdowell.groupfusion.net/modules/locker/files/get_group_file.phtml?fid=1211389&gid=396388&sessionid=
See page 2.
Posted by: TQ | May 19, 2009 9:10 AM
Spectacular! 18 takes my breath away. Is that a hurricane nursery in 21?
Posted by: Dave | May 19, 2009 9:15 AM
@Dave
The swirls in the cloud field are induced by island terrain. They/re shallow...dry convection and do not have tropical characteristics, i.e., deep...moist convection.
Posted by: TQ | May 19, 2009 9:45 AM