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pjman
January 23rd, 2007, 06:47 PM
I'm just checking to see if anyone can point me to the picture I'm looking for.

I've seen it before, probably in some show your desktop thread - not necessarily on ubuntuforums.org. It's a picture of Earth from space. Very beautiful picture. I don't know if it's a really photograph or computer generated. I'm thinking computer generated.

If you know what I'm talking about and know where it is please reply with a link. Or if you have a different picture post that :-)

taurus
January 23rd, 2007, 06:50 PM
You mean like this!

http://www.unf.edu/~lkmao/astronomy/images/earth_from_space.jpg

MkfIbK7a
January 23rd, 2007, 06:56 PM
no i think he mean something more like this
http://www.btinternet.com/~fireballxl5/space/earth/pics/a17_h_148_22725.gif
thats not computer generated

MkfIbK7a
January 23rd, 2007, 06:58 PM
search google images for

earth from space

you get hundreds of beautiful pictures of it

pjman
January 23rd, 2007, 06:59 PM
no i think he mean something more like this
http://www.btinternet.com/~fireballxl5/space/earth/pics/a17_h_148_22725.gif

Yep, but the one I'm looking for only has part of earth. The sun might be rising on the horizon.., I can't remember.

No biggy, just thought I'd ask in case someone knows which picture I'm talking about (I know, fat chance since there are thousands of space pictures 8-) )

MkfIbK7a
January 23rd, 2007, 07:09 PM
this one?

http://www.btinternet.com/~fireballxl5/space/earth/pics/a12_h_50_7326.gif

MkfIbK7a
January 23rd, 2007, 07:11 PM
or maybe this?
http://www.btinternet.com/~fireballxl5/space/earth/pics/a10_h_34_5026.gif

pjman
January 23rd, 2007, 07:18 PM
this one?



or maybe this?

Nope. I'm pretty sure it was CGI. Thanks for the links though!

MkfIbK7a
January 23rd, 2007, 07:30 PM
this one is nice the earth and the moon
http://www.naturepostcards.com/space/earth/s103e5037.jpg

pjman
October 4th, 2007, 04:11 PM
Sorry, I have to resurrect this post again. I finally came across the website where I originally saw the picture. :grin:

http://www.beatniksoftware.com/gimmie/screencast/gimmie-demo-bookmarks.htm

Does anyone know where I can find the picture this person is using for their desktop?

Thanks!

stmiller
October 4th, 2007, 05:08 PM
http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/death-star-1.jpg

n3tfury
October 4th, 2007, 05:13 PM
Lol

killaray
October 4th, 2007, 05:17 PM
hes probably lookin for that vista wallpaper

n3tfury
October 4th, 2007, 05:25 PM
um. no, no he's not.

pjman
October 4th, 2007, 06:43 PM
http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/death-star-1.jpg

Awesome, thx :-)

Ultra Magnus
October 4th, 2007, 07:19 PM
Do you mean this - I think its one of the most famous ones - (I have it as my desktop wallpaper) - Its called "Earthrise at Christmas" and it was taken by the crew of apollo 8 in 1968 when they were in orbit around the moon (the first time a manned mission had left earths orbit)

Gremlinzzz
October 4th, 2007, 08:01 PM
http://www.virtualsciencefair.org/2006/pras6d2/earthgettinghot.jpg

pjman
October 4th, 2007, 08:03 PM
Do you mean this - I think its one of the most famous ones - (I have it as my desktop wallpaper) - Its called "Earthrise at Christmas" and it was taken by the crew of apollo 8 in 1968 when they were in orbit around the moon (the first time a manned mission had left earths orbit)

Nope... It's a screen capture of it from the link on my previous post:

Gremlinzzz
October 4th, 2007, 09:38 PM
How come everyones posting pictures and the best i could do was post a link:confused:

vambo
October 4th, 2007, 09:43 PM
http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/death-star-1.jpg
I take it that's the M$ version ;)

Paul820
October 4th, 2007, 10:02 PM
Here's when that is very similar, it's computer generated and goes from night to day. http://www.desktoprating.com/wallpapers/dark-earth-wallpaper-1152x864.htm

pjman
October 5th, 2007, 09:43 PM
Here's when that is very similar, it's computer generated and goes from night to day. http://www.desktoprating.com/wallpapers/dark-earth-wallpaper-1152x864.htm

That's pretty cool.

I contacted the author of the screencast, the desktop image was created using a program called Xplanet (http://xplanet.sourceforge.net/). Neat piece of software - playing with it now :)

n3tfury
October 5th, 2007, 10:11 PM
i like how people are still posting wallpapers other than the one you pointed out on page one. way to read guys.