LEAD: A new NASA camera keeping a steady eye on the sunlit side of Earth is yielding new insights about our changing planet. 1. The camera is onboard a satellite a million miles out in space. 2. A second instrument measures the total amount of solar energy that reflects off Earth, as well as the heat emitted from our planet, filling in missing pieces of energy information not observed by other satellites. TAG: These reflectance measurements will help scientists study Earth's changing climate. || IPAD_DELIVERABLES_DSCOVR_AGU_iPad_1920x1080_print.jpg (1024x576) [92.6 KB] || IPAD_DELIVERABLES_DSCOVR_AGU_iPad_1920x1080_ipad_poster_frame.jpg (1024x576) [92.6 KB] || IPAD_DELIVERABLES_DSCOVR_AGU_iPad_1920x1080_searchweb.png (320x180) [51.5 KB] || IPAD_DELIVERABLES_DSCOVR_AGU_iPad_1920x1080_thm.png (80x40) [4.0 KB] || IPAD_DELIVERABLES_DSCOVR_AGU_iPad_1920x1080_web.png (320x180) [51.5 KB] || DSCOVR_AGU-1_Weather_Channel_30_fps.mov (1920x1080) [302.3 MB] || DSCOVR_AGU-2_Weather_Channel_60_fps.mov (1280x720) [330.6 MB] || DSCOVR_AGU-3_NBC_Today.mov (1920x1080) [173.6 MB] || DSCOVR_AGU-5_Accuweather.avi (1280x720) [3.1 MB] || DSCOVR_AGU-6_Baron_Services_MP4.mp4 (1920x1080) [13.1 MB] || DSCOVR_AGU-7_APR_422_1920_30.mov (1920x1080) [241.2 MB] || IPAD_DELIVERABLES_DSCOVR_AGU_iPad_960x540.m4v (960x540) [9.9 MB] || IPAD_DELIVERABLES_DSCOVR_AGU_iPad_1280x720.m4v (1280x720) [18.7 MB] || IPAD_DELIVERABLES_DSCOVR_AGU_iPad_1920x1080.m4v (1920x1080) [30.3 MB] || IPAD_DELIVERABLES_DSCOVR_AGU_iPad_1920x1080.webm (1920x1080) [1.5 MB] || DSCOVR_AGU-4_Weather_Central.wmv (1280x720) [3.6 MB] ||

On July 20, 2015, NASA released to the world the first image of the sunlit side of Earth captured by the space agency's EPIC camera on NOAA's DSCOVR satellite. The camera has now recorded a full year of life on Earth from its orbit at Lagrange point 1, approximately 1 million miles from Earth, where it is balanced between the gravity of our home planet and the sun. EPIC takes a new picture every two hours, revealing how the planet would look to human eyes, capturing the ever-changing motion of clouds and weather systems and the fixed features of Earth such as deserts, forests and the distinct blues of different seas. EPIC will allow scientists to monitor ozone and aerosol levels in Earth’s atmosphere, cloud height, vegetation properties and the ultraviolet reflectivity of Earth.The primary objective of DSCOVR, a partnership between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Air Force, is to maintain the nation’s real-time solar wind monitoring capabilities, which are critical to the accuracy and lead time of space weather alerts and forecasts from NOAA.For more information about DSCOVR, visit: http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/DSCOVR/. To view all the pictures EPIC has taken, visit https://epic.gsfc.nasa.gov. ||

Like orbiting sentinels, NASA’s Earth-observing satellites vigilantly monitor our planet’s ever-changing pulse from their unique vantage points in orbit. This animation shows the orbits of all of the current satellite missions. The flight paths are based on actual orbital elements. These missions—many joint with other nations and/or agencies—are able to collect global measurements of rainfall, solar irradiance, clouds, sea surface height, ocean salinity, and other aspects of the environment. Together, these measurements help scientists better diagnose the “health” of the Earth system.This animation will be regularly updated to show the orbits of the current earth observing fleet. This most recent version, published in March 2017, includes the CYGNSS constellation and DSCOVR at L1. Visit the original page here.Previous versions from recent years include:entry 4274 a February 2015 version including SMAPentry 3996 a spring 2014 version including GPM entry 4070 a May 2013 version which added Landsat-8entry 3892 a Dec 2011 version which added Suomi NPP and Aquariusentry 3725 a version from June 2010 ||

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Images from DSCOVR have been prepared for use on the Hyperwall. On July 6, 2015, a NASA camera onboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite returned its first view of the entire sunlit side of Earth from its orbit at the first Lagrange point (L1), about one million miles from Earth. This initial image, taken by DSCOVR’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC), shows the effects of sunlight scattered by air molecules, giving the image a characteristic bluish tint. Once the instrument begins regular data acquisition, images will be available every day, 12 to 36 hours after they are acquired by EPIC. Data from EPIC will be used to measure ozone and aerosol levels in Earth’s atmosphere, cloud height, vegetation properties, and the ultraviolet reflectivity of Earth. NASA will use these data for a number of Earth science applications, including dust and volcanic ash maps of the entire planet.A second image, taken on July 6, 2015, is centred on central Europe and northern Africa. The primary objective of DSCOVR, a partnership between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the U.S. Air Force, is to maintain the nation’s real-time solar wind monitoring capabilities, which are critical to the accuracy and lead time of space weather alerts and forecasts from NOAA. ||

This animation features actual satellite images of the far side of the moon, illuminated by the sun, as it crosses between the DSCOVR spacecraft's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) and telescope, and the Earth - one million miles away. || DSCOVR_Earth_Moon_Dark_Side_print.jpg (1024x576) [70.3 KB] || DSCOVR_Earth_Moon_Dark_Side_searchweb.png (180x320) [39.5 KB] || DSCOVR_Earth_Moon_Dark_Side_thm.png (80x40) [3.3 KB] || APPLE_TV_DSCOVR_Earth_Moon_Dark_Side_appletv.m4v (1280x720) [5.9 MB] || YOUTUBE_HQ_DSCOVR_Earth_Moon_Dark_Side_youtube_hq.mov (1280x720) [4.0 MB] || WMV_DSCOVR_Earth_Moon_Dark_Side_1280x720.wmv (1280x720) [2.3 MB] || NASA_TV_DSCOVR_Earth_Moon_Dark_Side.mpeg (1280x720) [54.9 MB] || DSCOVR_Earth_Moon_Dark_Side.mov (1920x1080) [5.7 MB] || DSCOVR_Earth_Moon_Dark_Side.webm (1080x606) [749.1 KB] || 4104x2304_16x9_30p (4104x2304) [32.0 KB] || NASA_PODCAST_DSCOVR_Earth_Moon_Dark_Side_ipod_sm.mp4 (320x240) [1.7 MB] || DSCOVR_EPIC_11971.key [8.2 MB] || DSCOVR_EPIC_11971.pptx [6.5 MB] || PRORES_B-ROLL_DSCOVR_Earth_Moon_Dark_Side_prores.mov (1280x720) [176.2 MB] ||

Parked in space a million miles from Earth, the Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) onboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) captures glimmers of reflected sunlight, evidence of ice crystals in the atmosphere. ||

During the August 2017 total solar eclipse, scientists will use the Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) on the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite, along with measurements taken from within the moon's shadow on the ground, to test a new model of Earth's energy budget. ||

As wildfires burn across California, NASA satellites help gather data about where the fires are and how smoke travels across the state.The smoke from the fires is even visible a million miles away from Earth, captured by NASA's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) onboard NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR). The Terra spacecraft can see fires in both daylight and at night, helping aid firefighters in tracking and stopping the blazes. NASA's unique vantage point in space helps better understand our home planet.Terra Imagery from NASA Worldview ||