Earth from approximately 1 million miles taken by the DSCOVR spacecraft orbiting around Lagrange point L1. The original composite photo (see sample below) has had curves applied in post processing.
Sample:
https://epic.gsfc.nasa.gov/archive/natural/2015/10/12/png/epic_1b_20151012074645.png
Mission information:
https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/DSCOVR/
Daily product:
https://epic.gsfc.nasa.gov/
[Update: May 11, 2020] Sadly, it appears all the natural color images have been reprocessed using poorly implemented atmospheric correction. There is now a nasty fringe artifact around the shadow side limb and the entire image has an unnatural yellowish/grayish cast.
I really don't understand this need to overprocess Earth imagery. What is wrong with seeing the atmosphere as we would see it? There is already an enhanced color version with more aggressive correction applied. This feeble reprocessing of the natural color images does nothing to improve the appearance or add to our understanding or appreciation of the planet.
Sample:
https://epic.gsfc.nasa.gov/archive/natural/2015/10/12/png/epic_1b_20151012074645.png
Mission information:
https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/DSCOVR/
Daily product:
https://epic.gsfc.nasa.gov/
[Update: May 11, 2020] Sadly, it appears all the natural color images have been reprocessed using poorly implemented atmospheric correction. There is now a nasty fringe artifact around the shadow side limb and the entire image has an unnatural yellowish/grayish cast.
I really don't understand this need to overprocess Earth imagery. What is wrong with seeing the atmosphere as we would see it? There is already an enhanced color version with more aggressive correction applied. This feeble reprocessing of the natural color images does nothing to improve the appearance or add to our understanding or appreciation of the planet.
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