File talk:Khar-Nuur, Mongolia, hi-res.JPG

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Image orientation[edit]

This image has been rotated by 180 degrees several times now. For an ortonormal satellite image this would make sense in order to have north at the top. However, this not a satellite image, but rather a picture taken with a hand camera from the ISS taken at an oblique angle, which can easily be recognized because of the perspective distortion (the lake looks narrower in proportion than it would on a map). This means that the camera was pointed south while the ISS was positioned north of Mongolia. Rotating such an image will put its perspective on its head and make it look rather strange. It is strongly recommended not do do that. --Latebird (talk) 23:17, 16 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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