April 18, 2011

(rt) Scientific Photography: Sunspots, satellite images, & more

• “Melty roads”: Clement Valla collects unintentionally bizarre results from Google Earth. [Via]
• NASA shows “The extraordinary image of a large sunspot emitting cascades of glowing gas.” (That caption sounds like a Pink Floyd song title.)
• Sonar imaging reveals a submerged WWII German bomber.
• “Luminant Point Arrays” show tube televisions at the moment they are switched off. [Via]
• In case you were wondering what it looks like when lightning strikes the tallest building in the world, well, wonder no more.