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Low Orbit Tourist 🌍📷
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Google Earth is my copilot. Pictures of places I've never been. Hi-res / 4k on tumblr

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Low Orbit Tourist 🌍📷 @loworbittourist.bsky.social · Oct 20
Since there are lots of new people on Bluesky, here's a reintroduction :

Low Orbit Tourist, since 2016 I'm looking for cool satellite imagery on Google Earth, both natural and human altered/made. All of them are available in 4K/HD

Here is a few example, thanks in advance for the reposts !
United States Army Security Agency (USASA) Field Station Augsburg - West Germany the picture is showing a green field of grass on which a big circular antennae structure is visible, in its center, another circular structure is present Sudan a desertic landscape seen from above, in which a clear sandy zone melds into black sand. a black dot is present on the left side in the middle of the clear sand, giving it an abstract painting quality Gwangyang industrial complex - South Korea a huge metalwork complex seen from above. from right to left we can see the raw ore, then metal foundries, then more plants and the big hangars in which the end product is probably stockpiled Roter Kamm crater - Namibia a cicrcular red/orange crater in the middle of an red/orange desert, seen from above
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loworbittourist.bsky.social
Details of the Garzweiler surface mine - Germany

🌍 : maps.app.goo.gl/JJbyiLQvkJ8R...
4K link : imgur.com/a/h5r35F5
A satellite picture of a large mining site with multiple open pits, exposed earth layers, and water-filled trenches in varying colors. Machinery and vehicles are scattered across the terrain, with a central excavator near the middle. Dirt roads and linear patterns mark the landscape, indicating active industrial activity A satellite picture of a large open-pit mining site with terraced layers of excavated earth forming curved and parallel patterns. The upper area shows light-colored terrain, while the lower sections reveal darker, systematically mined zones. The scene illustrates industrial-scale resource extraction. A satellite picture of a landscape with diagonal bands of colorful sediment or rock in shades of purple, orange, black, white, and beige. A satellite picture of a large open-pit mine with terraced layers of excavated earth in colors like purple, black, orange, and yellow. A flat central area contains buildings and equipment, connected by roads across the site. The stepped terrain reveals geological strata shaped by industrial mining.
November 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
loworbittourist.bsky.social
and in 2025 even, are those people serious ?
screenshot of the comment section on my Tumblr : jeffartgalary : Hello you have some clean artwork pics.... I will love to buy a collection of your artwork as NFT.... message me if you’re interested. loworbittourist : I'd rather cut my own leg than ever do a NFT, thanks
November 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Details of the Garzweiler surface mine - Germany

🌍 : maps.app.goo.gl/JJbyiLQvkJ8R...
4K link : imgur.com/a/h5r35F5
A satellite picture of a large mining site with multiple open pits, exposed earth layers, and water-filled trenches in varying colors. Machinery and vehicles are scattered across the terrain, with a central excavator near the middle. Dirt roads and linear patterns mark the landscape, indicating active industrial activity A satellite picture of a large open-pit mining site with terraced layers of excavated earth forming curved and parallel patterns. The upper area shows light-colored terrain, while the lower sections reveal darker, systematically mined zones. The scene illustrates industrial-scale resource extraction. A satellite picture of a landscape with diagonal bands of colorful sediment or rock in shades of purple, orange, black, white, and beige. A satellite picture of a large open-pit mine with terraced layers of excavated earth in colors like purple, black, orange, and yellow. A flat central area contains buildings and equipment, connected by roads across the site. The stepped terrain reveals geological strata shaped by industrial mining.
November 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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loworbittourist.bsky.social
Factory Butte - Utah - USA

🌎 : maps.app.goo.gl/G6YVCv5fE8pN...
4K link : i.imgur.com/08vSUM2.jpeg

This one is an experiment around processing, by combining satellite pictures from 2012 and 2025 and playing with fusion masks, the colors are very much artificial but the rest is not.
A satellite picture of a mountainous region with a central dark mountain, surrounded by radial ridges and erosion patterns in shades of red, brown, and white indicating varied elevation and terrain.
October 31, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Factory Butte - Utah - USA

🌎 : maps.app.goo.gl/G6YVCv5fE8pN...
4K link : i.imgur.com/08vSUM2.jpeg

This one is an experiment around processing, by combining satellite pictures from 2012 and 2025 and playing with fusion masks, the colors are very much artificial but the rest is not.
A satellite picture of a mountainous region with a central dark mountain, surrounded by radial ridges and erosion patterns in shades of red, brown, and white indicating varied elevation and terrain.
October 31, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Reposted by Low Orbit Tourist 🌍📷
hourlycosmos.bsky.social
Ganges Chasma Rim (natural color) - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter - From Aster Cowart (terrasabaea.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2hFSFbW
The lower slopes of the northern Ganges Chasma rim. A thick pile of sediment eroded from the steep canyon rim has accumulated along the canyon walls, forming a relatively flat surface that gently slopes towards the center of the canyon. Water flowing out of the narrow rim canyons incised into this plain, forming shallow, terraced valleys. This water may have originated as meltwater during the retreat of glaciers that formerly occupied many of the canyon wall valleys. This image combines two 40 m/px natural color CRISM hyperspectral images (600 nm, 530 nm, and 440 nm as RGB channels, respectively) with a 5 m/px monochrome CTX image. The CRISM images were collected on February 1, 2010 and June 13, 2007, and the CTX image was collected on December 19, 2013 Image Credit: NASA / JPL / MSSS / JHU / APL / Justin Cowart
October 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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rsimmon.bsky.social
Hurricane #Melissa update: imagery from dawn until about 2:00 pm local time, when the eye was squarely over Jamaica. At landfall sustained winds were about 185 mph, making Melissa one of the strongest hurricanes ever.
October 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Río Tapiche, une cartographie sonore des méandres d'un sous-affluent de l’Amazone dans la partie péruvienne du bassin amazonien, composée à partir d’enregistrements de terrain réalisés en 2019.
Le lien vers la carte sonore :
www.jeremiefaivre.eu/sonore/tapiche
#fieldrecording
Une carte sonore égrainant des sons le long d'un affluent de l'amazone : le Río Tapiche.
February 18, 2024 at 9:42 AM
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loworbittourist.bsky.social
Details of the North Australian coast - Australia

🌏 : maps.app.goo.gl/g11PYgzqDXb2...
4k link : imgur.com/a/pyRPLft
A satellite picture of the seawater on a coastline, with dark blue and teal tones interweaving in abstract patterns. A satellite picture of the seawater on a coastline, with dark blue and teal tones interweaving in abstract patterns. A satellite picture of the seawater on a coastline, with dark blue and teal tones interweaving in abstract patterns. A satellite picture of the seawater on a coastline, with dark blue and teal tones interweaving in abstract patterns.
October 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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uahirise.bsky.social
HiPOD: A Song of Ice and More Ice

This stunning image shows part of the South Polar residual ice cap, a term that refers to ice that lingers well past a seasonal change. Our science goal here is to look for any changes in the ice cap.

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076435_0940
#Mars #science #NASA
October 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
loworbittourist.bsky.social
Details of the North Australian coast - Australia

🌏 : maps.app.goo.gl/g11PYgzqDXb2...
4k link : imgur.com/a/pyRPLft
A satellite picture of the seawater on a coastline, with dark blue and teal tones interweaving in abstract patterns. A satellite picture of the seawater on a coastline, with dark blue and teal tones interweaving in abstract patterns. A satellite picture of the seawater on a coastline, with dark blue and teal tones interweaving in abstract patterns. A satellite picture of the seawater on a coastline, with dark blue and teal tones interweaving in abstract patterns.
October 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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loworbittourist.bsky.social
Kherlen River - Mongolia

🌏 : maps.app.goo.gl/uwcpQjSSPR2U...
4K link : i.imgur.com/XovhDsz.jpeg
A satellite picture of a natural landscape with swirling river meanders. The image features dark terrain accented by light blue and white streaks ofice and snow.
October 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Kherlen River - Mongolia

🌏 : maps.app.goo.gl/uwcpQjSSPR2U...
4K link : i.imgur.com/XovhDsz.jpeg
A satellite picture of a natural landscape with swirling river meanders. The image features dark terrain accented by light blue and white streaks ofice and snow.
October 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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loworbittourist.bsky.social
Daugavpils fortress - Latvia

🌍 : maps.app.goo.gl/TJigi2zcCVYs...
4K link : i.imgur.com/VFwpuK2.jpeg
A satellite picture of a large, star-shaped fortress surrounded by a moat, with multiple buildings inside and a river running nearby.
October 10, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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✨One year ago, on the starry night 🌌 from October 10th to 11th, 2024, we had the chance to contemplate the magic of the Northern Lights from France✨

#nothernlights #aurora #auroraborealis #photography #astrophotography

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October 10, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Daugavpils fortress - Latvia

🌍 : maps.app.goo.gl/TJigi2zcCVYs...
4K link : i.imgur.com/VFwpuK2.jpeg
A satellite picture of a large, star-shaped fortress surrounded by a moat, with multiple buildings inside and a river running nearby.
October 10, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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hydrology.nl
Somaliland
October 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Chile

🌎 : maps.app.goo.gl/j3bJ1YkRmwXR...
4K link : i.imgur.com/9SYbR14.jpeg
A satellite picture of a desert region showing eroded ridges and valleys. The terrain features layered sedimentary rock formations with colors ranging from red and orange to tan and gray.
September 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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hydrology.nl
The amazingly astonishing Assiniboine River, Manitoba, Canada, again.
September 30, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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aerialembroidery.bsky.social
A past embroidery commission I forgot to share on here... an aerial view of an equestrian farm somewhere in America! This was such a lovely landscape is embroider: the horse fields and red farm houses are so pleasing :) such a soothing green landscape 💚
An embroidery landscape depicting an aerial view of an equestrian farm. Green fields cut through with light paths and red farm houses, complete with a woodland and wild meadow area in the top.
September 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Chile

🌎 : maps.app.goo.gl/j3bJ1YkRmwXR...
4K link : i.imgur.com/9SYbR14.jpeg
A satellite picture of a desert region showing eroded ridges and valleys. The terrain features layered sedimentary rock formations with colors ranging from red and orange to tan and gray.
September 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Jumeirah Islands - Dubai - UAE

🌏 : maps.app.goo.gl/kkth8Co3vecA...
4K link : i.imgur.com/JOgXYGl.jpeg
A satellite picture of a residential area featuring circular clusters of houses arranged in a winding pattern, surrounded by water canals. The design resembles islands connected by internal roads, with traditional grid-like neighborhoods and larger buildings surrounding the central serpentine layout.
September 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Mali

🌍 : maps.app.goo.gl/SMoZ3ZihRGPN...
4K link : i.imgur.com/5VDRm0k.jpeg
A satellite picture of a mountainous desert landscape. The upper and central areas feature rugged mountain ridges, while the lower right displays sandy dunes and eroded valleys in warm brown and orange tones.
September 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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hydrology.nl
The Indus River between Guddu and Sukkur, Pakistan.
Relative elevation model. Shows meanders and quite a few former river bends over a roughly 40-50 km wide floodplain. Purple upstream to blue downstream.
September 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Mali

🌍 : maps.app.goo.gl/SMoZ3ZihRGPN...
4K link : i.imgur.com/5VDRm0k.jpeg
A satellite picture of a mountainous desert landscape. The upper and central areas feature rugged mountain ridges, while the lower right displays sandy dunes and eroded valleys in warm brown and orange tones.
September 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM