Why do some images/videos of Earth from space make it appear to curve upward, forming a ‘smile-shaped’ curve? Is it an actual phenomenon or just a result of the camera?
In: Other
It is the result of wide-angle lense that distort what you see. an extreme wide-angle lens is called a Fisheye lens. Here is an example of a fisheye image of [street view with a ](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/44/47/4a/44474a840b03064e15ecda79e4b2483f.jpg)[concave sidewalk](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/44/47/4a/44474a840b03064e15ecda79e4b2483f.jpg).
Stuff curve away from the center to the curve the other direction un the upper part makes object convex.
An image with a concave horizon is primary from balloons where the horizon is very close to flat Balloons are high in the atmosphere but can’t reach space.
I believe it is just fish-eye lens that does that effect. It captures larger picture, but has a lot of distortion as a result, where items stretched radially, with increased intensity further away from center.
Basically same as door eye hole.
Something like this;?
https://images.app.goo.gl/5ZnxjYzXz2LJ9ANi8
Hmm, I don’t think I’ve seen that. Can you find an example?
Latest Answers