St Landrew Posted 3 March, 2010 Share Posted 3 March, 2010 Earth is a pretty thing today, decked out in her very best colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Alert Posted 3 March, 2010 Share Posted 3 March, 2010 Earth is a pretty thing today, decked out in her very best colours. Beautiful, Saudi Arabia really is a massive country isn't it. Also maybe a touch off topic, does anybody know the name of the map where the countries are correctly sized by their land mass? I am not sure I made that too clear but I am sure someone will know what I mean. It makes Germany look hugely out of proportion to the rest of Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 3 March, 2010 Share Posted 3 March, 2010 Beautiful, Saudi Arabia really is a massive country isn't it. Also maybe a touch off topic, does anybody know the name of the map where the countries are correctly sized by their land mass? I am not sure I made that too clear but I am sure someone will know what I mean. It makes Germany look hugely out of proportion to the rest of Europe. Which explains why nobody ever found Al Mirage.... Nice pics how much did the camera cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint francis Posted 3 March, 2010 Share Posted 3 March, 2010 One thing I learned about the globe recently is how accustomed we are to seeing North top and South bottom, whereas both poles are equally as deserving as being 'top'. Apparently in Australia it's not uncommon to see globes/maps in upside down mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton Saint Posted 3 March, 2010 Share Posted 3 March, 2010 One thing I learned about the globe recently is how accustomed we are to seeing North top and South bottom, whereas both poles are equally as deserving as being 'top'. Apparently in Australia it's not uncommon to see globes/maps in upside down mode. ... and putting the Atlantic Ocean in the middle of the Word Map, instead of the Pacific Ocean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Posted 3 March, 2010 Share Posted 3 March, 2010 Beautiful, Saudi Arabia really is a massive country isn't it. Also maybe a touch off topic, does anybody know the name of the map where the countries are correctly sized by their land mass? I am not sure I made that too clear but I am sure someone will know what I mean. It makes Germany look hugely out of proportion to the rest of Europe. I think it's Greenland that looks massively out of proportion as it's so far north. I can't remember the name of the chart you are on about, but I know what you mean. When all the countries are drawn to scale, it really does show how massive Africa actually is. I thought the same with Saudi Arabia too. Took one look at the Sinai Peninsula next to it at though feckin' 'ell that's huge. Also, Saint Francis' map really shows how little land there is in the Southern Hemisphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DS Posted 3 March, 2010 Share Posted 3 March, 2010 Beautiful, Saudi Arabia really is a massive country isn't it. Also maybe a touch off topic, does anybody know the name of the map where the countries are correctly sized by their land mass? I am not sure I made that too clear but I am sure someone will know what I mean. It makes Germany look hugely out of proportion to the rest of Europe. I think you mean the Peter's map: http://analepsis.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/petersprojection-over.gif http://www.petersmap.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SO16_Saint Posted 3 March, 2010 Share Posted 3 March, 2010 Peters map - i dont get it??? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Alert Posted 3 March, 2010 Share Posted 3 March, 2010 I think Peters map was the one I meant, thanks DS. Must have been some other map where German was the centre of everything, and massive. Russia as a country has always fascinated me, huge huge huge country in all ways. Could fit England into Russia 151 times, every element in the periodic table can be found in Russia etc etc. Trans-Siberian railway :heart: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathan Posted 3 March, 2010 Share Posted 3 March, 2010 There was an episode of the west wing that had the different types of maps as a focus, and I think it mentioned about the Peters map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 3 March, 2010 Share Posted 3 March, 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_map_projections Projections, people. Not maps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsdinho Posted 4 March, 2010 Share Posted 4 March, 2010 The Mercator projection gives the best impression of relative sizes of each individual country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 4 March, 2010 Author Share Posted 4 March, 2010 When I lived in New Zealand, the TV companies used to show a projection of the globe, as their backdrop, but with NZ in the middle, rather than on the edge [or in some cases I've seen, not there at all]. S-i-P can confirm if they still do. Something like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 5 March, 2010 Share Posted 5 March, 2010 Nice pictures, but I can't see my house! :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dark Sotonic Mills Posted 5 March, 2010 Share Posted 5 March, 2010 Nice pictures, but I can't see my house! :confused: No need; we all know where you live... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 5 March, 2010 Share Posted 5 March, 2010 Puts Wales in it's place ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dark Sotonic Mills Posted 5 March, 2010 Share Posted 5 March, 2010 When I lived in New Zealand, the TV companies used to show a projection of the globe, as their backdrop, but with NZ in the middle, rather than on the edge [or in some cases I've seen, not there at all]. S-i-P can confirm if they still do. Something like this: That projection is at least 60 years out of date... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 5 March, 2010 Share Posted 5 March, 2010 No need; we all know where you live... I must stop sunbathing naked in the garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton Saint Posted 5 March, 2010 Share Posted 5 March, 2010 The Mercator projection gives the best impression of relative sizes of each individual country. No, it doesn't. All map projections distort the layout of the Earth's surface, because they are attempting to fit a curved surface onto a flat sheet. Specifically, the Mercator projection exaggerates the size of countries that are far away from the equator. Greenland, for example, in the Mercator projection, looks like it is as big as Africa - in fact, Africa is about 14 times bigger than Greenland. And so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SO16_Saint Posted 5 March, 2010 Share Posted 5 March, 2010 cant remember, what causes the slight haze around the edge of the earth?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton Saint Posted 5 March, 2010 Share Posted 5 March, 2010 cant remember, what causes the slight haze around the edge of the earth?? Edge of the Earth? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdearlove Posted 5 March, 2010 Share Posted 5 March, 2010 Thats the same picture on every iphone and ipod touch out of the box. Nasa are surprised its in the news as its been available since 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SO16_Saint Posted 6 March, 2010 Share Posted 6 March, 2010 Edge of the Earth? :confused: haha - that'll be it! it may just be my eyes, but there's a thin layer of haze around the edge, and im certain i read somewhrere that it's radiation or somehing :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SO16_Saint Posted 6 March, 2010 Share Posted 6 March, 2010 Edge of the Earth? :confused: haha - that'll be it! it may just be my eyes, but there's a thin layer of haze around the edge, and im certain i read somewhrere that it's radiation or somehing :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dark Sotonic Mills Posted 6 March, 2010 Share Posted 6 March, 2010 haha - that'll be it! it may just be my eyes, but there's a thin layer of haze around the edge, and I'm certain i read somewhere that it's radiation or something :cool: Well, I'm not sure, but I recall hearing somewhere that the Earth is surrounded by something called an atmosphere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dark Sotonic Mills Posted 6 March, 2010 Share Posted 6 March, 2010 haha - that'll be it! it may just be my eyes, but there's a thin layer of haze around the edge, and I'm certain i read somewhere that it's radiation or something :cool: Well, I'm not sure, but I recall hearing somewhere that the Earth is surrounded by something called an atmosphere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 6 March, 2010 Share Posted 6 March, 2010 Well, I'm not sure, but I recall hearing somewhere that the Earth is surrounded by something called an atmosphere... True, except for Fratton Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocker268 Posted 6 March, 2010 Share Posted 6 March, 2010 For those of you with Twitter Astro_Soichi is worth having a look at. Especially if you are using Brizzly as it opens the pictures for you http://twitter.com/Astro_Soichi http://brizzly.com/#twitter/-/user/Astro_Soichi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydney_saint Posted 7 March, 2010 Share Posted 7 March, 2010 One thing I learned about the globe recently is how accustomed we are to seeing North top and South bottom, whereas both poles are equally as deserving as being 'top'. Apparently in Australia it's not uncommon to see globes/maps in upside down mode. I am studying a course that contains a large amount of human geography so have seen more maps then hot dinners (not difficult as a student in all fairness) but the most commonly used maps are still the traditional North top maps. At least is Sydney and Newcastle that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Posted 7 March, 2010 Share Posted 7 March, 2010 Well, I'm not sure, but I recall hearing somewhere that the Earth is surrounded by something called an atmosphere... That's just Green peace propaganda to stop us polluting the so call atmosphere. It's all make believe, just like goblins, wizzards, eskimos and Pompey's new owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquidshokk Posted 7 March, 2010 Share Posted 7 March, 2010 Can you believe we live on that?!!?... freaky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 7 March, 2010 Share Posted 7 March, 2010 Can you believe we live on that?!!?... freaky. It's even worse than that. Take a look at this: http://www.sciencephoto.com/images/imagePopUpDetails.html?id=690550330 The amount of water and air are so small that it can't be true, can it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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