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Re:Stealth bomber in flight on Google Maps by killjoywashere on Monday December 20, 2021 @01:07PM (#29627835)
Interestingly, it gives us information about the orientation of pixels on the satellite.
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Re:Stealth bomber in flight on Google Maps by monocasa on Monday December 20, 2021 @01:14PM (#29627925)
Sort of. IIRC they take quick back to back photos with different filters that share an image sensor, so the smearing you're seeing is the combined motion vectors of the satellite and the aircraft.
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