chicot60
04-03-2012, 11:44 AM
.........................as it tells you what more to look for besides theyellow dots
This is a 24 hour observation of all of the large aircraftflights in the world, condensed down to 1:11. From space we look like a bee
hive of activity. What you will see, is a video showing air traffic aroundthe world for 24 hours, taken from a satellite.
You won't believe this! The yellow dots are airplanes in the skyduring a 24 hour period.
Stay with the picture. You will see the light of the day movingfrom the east to the west, as the Earth spins on its axis. Also you will
see the aircraft flow of traffic leaving the North American continent andtraveling at night to arrive in the UK in the morning. Then you will seethe flow changing, leaving the UK in the morning and flying to the Americancontinent in daylight.
This is something that everyone should see. For us old-timers itis really fascinating. For our children/grandchildren it provides a superblearning moment and an opportunity to open up what could be a veryinteresting discussion. This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen.
It surpasses the "World At Night" poster that NatGeo (I think) publishedabout 20 years ago and my "America At Night" coffee mug. How many people doYOU think are in the sky at any given moment?
You can tell it was spring time in the north by the sun's footprint over the planet. You could see that it didn't set for long in the
extreme north and it didn't quite rise in the extreme south. I have neverseen this before. We are taught about the earth's tilt and how it causessummer and winter and we have had to imagine just what is going on. Withthis 24 hour observation of aircraft travel on the earth's surface we get tosee the daylight pattern move as well. Remember watchthe day to night..... Day is over in Australia when it starts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=yx7_yzypm5w
This is a 24 hour observation of all of the large aircraftflights in the world, condensed down to 1:11. From space we look like a bee
hive of activity. What you will see, is a video showing air traffic aroundthe world for 24 hours, taken from a satellite.
You won't believe this! The yellow dots are airplanes in the skyduring a 24 hour period.
Stay with the picture. You will see the light of the day movingfrom the east to the west, as the Earth spins on its axis. Also you will
see the aircraft flow of traffic leaving the North American continent andtraveling at night to arrive in the UK in the morning. Then you will seethe flow changing, leaving the UK in the morning and flying to the Americancontinent in daylight.
This is something that everyone should see. For us old-timers itis really fascinating. For our children/grandchildren it provides a superblearning moment and an opportunity to open up what could be a veryinteresting discussion. This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen.
It surpasses the "World At Night" poster that NatGeo (I think) publishedabout 20 years ago and my "America At Night" coffee mug. How many people doYOU think are in the sky at any given moment?
You can tell it was spring time in the north by the sun's footprint over the planet. You could see that it didn't set for long in the
extreme north and it didn't quite rise in the extreme south. I have neverseen this before. We are taught about the earth's tilt and how it causessummer and winter and we have had to imagine just what is going on. Withthis 24 hour observation of aircraft travel on the earth's surface we get tosee the daylight pattern move as well. Remember watchthe day to night..... Day is over in Australia when it starts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=yx7_yzypm5w