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New Chinese satellite imagery (Original Post) brooklynite Dec 2018 OP
Found the naked girl sunning on her balcony. Lochloosa Dec 2018 #1
Doesn't appear to be from a satellite... EarnestPutz Dec 2018 #2
Not a satellite... I think it might be from a drone... targetpractice Dec 2018 #3
The linked image refers to the... EarnestPutz Dec 2018 #6
It's from a 195 gigapixel camera MyNameGoesHere Dec 2018 #4
Not only China but also MANY other nations have satellites... Jeffersons Ghost Dec 2018 #5

EarnestPutz

(2,120 posts)
2. Doesn't appear to be from a satellite...
Tue Dec 18, 2018, 06:26 PM
Dec 2018

...but rather just a very good digital image from a nearby building.

targetpractice

(4,919 posts)
3. Not a satellite... I think it might be from a drone...
Tue Dec 18, 2018, 06:54 PM
Dec 2018

Pan straight down and up... What do you think, EarnestPutz?

This is amazing technology whatever it is... Fascinating to see how many people walking around are looking at their phones.

EarnestPutz

(2,120 posts)
6. The linked image refers to the...
Fri Dec 21, 2018, 02:40 AM
Dec 2018

....Oriental Pearl Tower, which Wikipedia just told me was the tallest
structure in China until 2007, at 1500 feet tall. I would guess that the
image comes from a camera on this tower.

Jeffersons Ghost

(15,235 posts)
5. Not only China but also MANY other nations have satellites...
Tue Dec 18, 2018, 08:14 PM
Dec 2018

And some of these military spy-satellites can detect slight variations in heat signatures to virtually "see" through roofs and into basements. Certain types of aircraft have similar technology. Long ago, I had a discussion with a cop, who used heat signature gear, from ground-based equipment to detect suspects. He told me that the US Military had furnished their police department with obsolete technology The detail this kind of equipment is able to obtain is amazing.

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