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		KVFinn on May 14, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Russian satellite's 121-megapixel image of Earth i... I really want to a real time version of this as a Desktop. There are a million virtual Earths but there's something alluring about the idea of seeing a real time image of the planet.

oofabz on May 14, 2012 | [–]

Allow me to recommend OSXplanet and xplanet. They are as close to a realtime image as you can get, and they are designed for use as a wallpaper.

guylhem on May 14, 2012 | [–]

Around 2000 I used xplanet with the night lights + the sat weather cloud overlay. Is there anything better now?

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