Hurricane Epsilon in pictures - Thanks NASA!

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Hurricane Epsilon in pictures - Thanks NASA!

#1 Postby HURAKAN » Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:50 pm

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ISS012-E-10079 (3 Dec. 2005) --- This picture of the eye of Hurricane Epsilon in the Atlantic Ocean was taken at 15:35:49 GMT on Dec. 3, 2005 by one of the crewmembers of Expedition 12 aboard the International Space Station. The orbital outpost was flying at an altitude of 190 nautical miles. Center point coordinates are 34.5 degrees north latitude and 44.4 degrees west longitude. (Image credit: NASA)


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ISS012-E-10083 (3 Dec. 2005) --- This picture of the eye of Hurricane Epsilon in the Atlantic Ocean was taken at 15:35:56 GMT on Dec. 3, 2005 by one of the crewmembers of Expedition 12 aboard the International Space Station. The orbital outpost was flying at an altitude of 190 nautical miles. Center point coordinates are 34.5 degrees north latitude and 44.4 degrees west longitude. (Image credit: NASA)

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ISS012-E-10093 (3 Dec. 2005) --- This view of Hurricane Epsilon in the Atlantic Ocean was photographed at 15:36:13 GMT on Dec. 3, 2005 by one of the crewmembers of Expedition 12 aboard the International Space Station. The orbital outpost was flying at an altitude of 190 nautical miles. Center point coordinates are 34.5 degrees north latitude and 44.4 degrees west longitude. (Image credit: NASA)

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ISS012-E-10097 (3 Dec. 2005) --- This view of Hurricane Epsilon in the Atlantic Ocean was photographed at 15:36:18 GMT on Dec. 3, 2005 by one of the crewmembers of Expedition 12 aboard the International Space Station. The orbital outpost was flying at an altitude of 190 nautical miles. Center point coordinates are 34.5 degrees north latitude and 44.4 degrees west longitude. (Image credit: NASA)

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ISS012-E-10110 (3 Dec. 2005) --- This view featuring the eye of Hurricane Epsilon in the Atlantic Ocean was photographed at 15:35:58 GMT on Dec. 3, 2005 by one of the crewmembers of Expedition 12 aboard the International Space Station. The orbital outpost was flying at an altitude of 190 nautical miles. Center point coordinates are 34.5 degrees north latitude and 44.4 degrees west longitude. (Image credit: NASA)

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ISS012-E-10111 (3 Dec. 2005) --- This view featuring the eye of Hurricane Epsilon in the Atlantic Ocean was photographed at 15:35:59 GMT on Dec. 3, 2005 by one of the crewmembers of Expedition 12 aboard the International Space Station. The orbital outpost was flying at an altitude of 190 nautical miles. Center point coordinates are 34.5 degrees north latitude and 44.4 degrees west longitude. (Image credit: NASA)

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ISS012-E-10131 (3 Dec. 2005) --- This oblique view of Hurricane Epsilon in the Atlantic Ocean was photographed at 15:37:45 GMT on Dec. 3, 2005 by one of the crewmembers of Expedition 12 aboard the International Space Station. The orbital outpost was flying at an altitude of 190 nautical miles. Center point coordinates are 34.5 degrees north latitude and 44.4 degrees west longitude. As it continues moving in the Atlantic Ocean, the storm poses no threat to any land mass. (Image credit: NASA)

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#2 Postby Epsilon_Fan » Mon Jan 23, 2006 1:53 am

Yeah! I'm feeling those! :wink: thanks for the pix
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#3 Postby brunota2003 » Mon Jan 23, 2006 3:25 pm

Those eyewall clouds arent very deep...so its making me wonder if the Cat 1 winds were actually reaching the surface...things that make you go hmmm...:lol:
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#4 Postby EDR1222 » Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:12 pm

Those are some great pics. Thanks for posting! I am still fascinated at how tenacious Epsilon was.
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#5 Postby Jim Cantore » Tue Jan 24, 2006 8:09 am

Those are awsome
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#6 Postby mike815 » Tue Jan 24, 2006 8:47 am

those are really really good thanks
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#7 Postby TexasStooge » Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:51 am

Awesome pics. Thanks for sharing!
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#8 Postby HURAKAN » Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:59 am

Epsilon was surely a cyclone that was very unfamiliar with its environment and time. No one that hasn't gone through the 2005 hurricane season would believe that this was a December hurricane.
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