Cloud pics wanted: NASA renews call for people’s photos of the sky

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How long does it take to get to space?

How long does it take to get to space?

(NEXSTAR) – NASA has extended the deadline for a project involving a space satellite, the clouds and you.

The agency’s PACE satellite is circling the planet every 98 minutes, and NASA needs your help verifying what it’s seeing.

While overhead, the satellite is gathering environmental data, measuring how clouds and particles in the atmosphere absorb and reflect sunlight. What the researchers need help with is comparing what they’re capturing from up above with what we are seeing on the ground.

They’re asking people to participate by taking carefully timed pictures of the sky between now and the new, extended deadline of Nov.........

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