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Q: What are the photos called that are taken from high above the earth?
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What is a photography taken from above the earth called?

Earthrise is the name given to a photograph of the Earth taken by astronaut ... Rowell called it "the most influential environmental photograph ever taken


What are satellite image?

Photos taken of Earth from an orbiting satellite


What is one way geographers garther accurate information?

its either by studying landforms, the grid system, lines of latitude, or photos taken high above earth.


Who took some famous earth photos?

Some of the most famous Earth photos are taken by NASA. Spectacular views of Earth from space, of the moon, and of the famous "Blue Marble" are those accredited to being taken by NASA.


What you see at the earth from the surface of the moon?

The photos of Earth taken from the Moon show oceans and clouds. Nothing else is distinguishable.


What is the name of a photo taken from space?

One common term for such photos is a "satellite photograph" but this usually refers to photos of earth taken from satellites. There can be other terms depending on what or who is taking the photo and what the photo is of.


What is the difference between ground level photos and oblique aerial photos?

Oblique Aerial photos are photos taken from an aerial platform where the camera has more than 3 degrees of tilt. "Ground level" photos can either refer to aerial photos taken where the lens is level with the ground or to photos taken where the camera is placed within a few inches of the ground and photo are taken from that perspective.


What types of equipment were used to take pictures above the earth before the satellite?

Before satellite imagery was taken, photos of Earth were taken by aircraft, helicopters, blimps, balloons, kites, parachutes, and from rockets for higher altitudes. Aerial photography has been around for over one hundred years with a camera being held by a person or fixed on some platform.


What is the path taken by the Earth called an orbit?

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When was the first picture of Earth(called “Earthrise”) taken?

1826


A place where photos are taken?

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How is it that Astronomers can point to the Earth and our solar system in photos of the Milky Way as surely these were taken from the Earth's point of view looking outwards?

Those aren't photos you're looking at, just drawings. Or the picture may use a photograph of another galaxy as a proxy for ours (artistic license).