Meteorology and space enthusiasts can put the dynamic image of the Earth as seen from space as the background of their computer desktop . It is not a 3D image in Google Earth style that is presented but a planisphere that focuses on its position, therefore Italy, and allows you to see the movement of the light of the sun and clouds, in real time .
Using the information received directly from the NASA satellite connection, you can configure the time interval to see updates of the movement of the clouds and the lighting of the sun.
So not only can you always have an eye on the world with light and night but also check the weather situation.
Desktop Earth! shows an accurate representation of the Earth as if viewed from space.
Configuration options allow you to set the image based on a specific time zone, a time of day or a specific continent.
You can also choose whether to see the clouds and their distribution over the earth's surface and their thickness.
The possibility of checking the real conditions of the clouds is based on the Xplanet project, which uses meteorological satellites.
Among other customizations you can choose whether to see the images of a particular month, to emphasize the seabed and to change the night vision (simple shadows, in the moonlight or with city lights)
To be observed, depending on the chosen month, how the snow increases and how the light changes.
Desktop Earth is a program that can be downloaded for free for Windows PC, and which, after installation, brings up the background of the Earth on the desktop.
At the bottom right, near the clock, the program icon appears from which you can configure the various settings.
By default, after installation, an entry is added to the Startup folder in the Windows Start menu.
if you no longer wish to use this desktop wallpaper, you can close Desktop Earth, move the file that is in Autorun and change the image with the traditional method.
This graphical tool occupies only 3 MB of memory so there is no fear that it will weigh down your computer by slowing it down.
I highly recommend downloading Desktop Earth and trying it as a wallpaper.
In another article, the best sites with photos of the Earth seen from space .
Another program allows you to have the movement of the Earth in real time as a desktop wallpaper is Earth Live Sharp, free.
With this program, the Earth turns in real time according to the time on the PC desktop, with images taken live from the satellite.
