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Comments on: Photos: Obama inauguration viewed from space

The satellite that will supply Google with high-resolution imagery caught a glimpse of Obama's inauguration from 423 miles up.

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by typefighter January 20, 2009 3:33 PM PST: I think I found my wallet down there. Seriously, though, I wonder if this could help with estimating crowd sizes.; Like this Reply to this comment


by BeamerMT January 20, 2009 3:36 PM PST: Simply amazing :-); Like this Reply to this comment


by therix January 20, 2009 3:40 PM PST: wow; Like this Reply to this comment


by goblynn1013 January 20, 2009 3:57 PM PST: Is the full-size image available anywhere?; Like this Reply to this comment


by nukepicnic January 20, 2009 3:59 PM PST: people really DO look like ants at that height, huh?; Like this Reply to this comment


by jackdaniels08 January 20, 2009 4:15 PM PST: The sure do look like ants from the POV. Next time I see a bunch of ants like that, I'm going to have to take a magifying glass to take a closer look and see if their is a swearing in ceremony going on down there of President OBugma. Right down the street is Capitol Ant Hill. BTW, Welcome President Barack Obama!; Like this Reply to this comment


by themd January 20, 2009 4:18 PM PST: Amazing!; Like this Reply to this comment


by qtip99--2008 January 20, 2009 5:01 PM PST: Never has society seemed more like a large pack of insects...; Like this Reply to this comment


by spamwarsdotcom January 20, 2009 5:17 PM PST: When will someone Photoshop in the giant shoe or magnifying glass?; Like this Reply to this comment


by sundance808 January 20, 2009 5:43 PM PST: this is A LOT BETTER than photosynth peddled by CNN and MS.; Like this Reply to this comment


by sandor_f January 20, 2009 6:16 PM PST: GeoEye has the image, in full resolution, downloadable at their website:

http://www.geoeye.com/CorpSite/gallery/image-viewer.aspx?m=h&iid=220&gid=1; Like this Reply to this comment

by xyzzxy January 20, 2009 9:30 PM PST

MSNBC has a zoomable interactive version:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28759812

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by MotekDV February 3, 2009 9:53 PM PST: The required viewer is not available for Macs. Thanks a bunch, MS.; Like this


by kaips4shizzo January 20, 2009 10:58 PM PST: wow thats amazing! check out mo on obama on www.kaips4shizzo.blogspot.com; Like this Reply to this comment


by madyb1948 January 20, 2009 11:41 PM PST: Unbelievable! Simply amazing! Thanks!!!; Like this Reply to this comment


by linnetwoods January 21, 2009 3:29 AM PST: Incredible images! It's so interesting to see what a scene previously viewed at ground level on streaming video looks like from above. Thanks for sharing them with us all :-); Like this Reply to this comment


by Andrew_Rose12 January 21, 2009 4:40 AM PST: Is it true that Washington has a population of under 1 million? If no, I'm going to be speaking to some publishers, if yes how the heck did they manage to bring so many additional people into the city, accommodate, feed and entertain them.
Well done the Us of A ... for the first time in a very long time I want to be where you guys are ...!; Like this Reply to this comment


by wyomason January 21, 2009 6:57 AM PST: Assuming that Washington streets run north and south and from the shadow cast by the Washington Monument, this picture must have been taken about 11 am. Right?; Like this Reply to this comment


by OhioRealEstate January 21, 2009 7:04 AM PST: That would suck to lose a contact...; Like this Reply to this comment


by LwBrown5 January 21, 2009 9:16 AM PST: and NOT ONE arrest all day!!! (there was also a huge crowd at the Lincoln memorial, and more who weren't able to get thru security in time to be on he Mall...); Like this Reply to this comment


by kriss669 January 21, 2009 12:39 PM PST: See that purple blob against the fence? That's me!; Like this Reply to this comment

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