Jago Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 When I woke up this morning, I apparently went from Iraq to Mars. The first picture is from my barracks room towards my supervisor's room. The second is towards the main dining facility, though you can't see it because of the dust. The third is also from my room, but I forgot to turn off the flash; I kept the last picture anyway to show you how dusty it can get here. I only resized these pictures. The color you see was the actual color of the weather. Within seconds my camera and I were coated with powdery dust. What a way to start a morning, eh? http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/7462/welcometomarstolatrinecj4.jpg http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/9596/welcometomarstodfackk8.jpg http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/4475/welcometomarsalotofdustqh7.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super-Duper Sombrero Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 I've never seen any kind of weather pattern like that. Any idea what causes it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-n-j-i-n Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Isn't it a normal dust/sand storm with the addition of light refraction? Like how the sky is tinted red/pink in twilights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jago Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 The light refraction does make sense. There have been plenty of dust storms, but this is the first where we got this intense color for this long. It was 12:50pm (5:50am EST) at the time of this post, and the color was still here. Surreal indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike911 Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Wow. Amazing. I've never seen anything like that before! Thanks for the pictures! Let us know how long that color sticks around!! Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brycepops Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Oh snaps, it's Hell on Earth D: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoloGamer Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 That third pic reminds me of the Surface level from Goldeneye 007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnQUjVp4SgE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumUltimA Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 HOLY CRAP that's cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Sounds Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 That third pic reminds me of the Surface level from Goldeneye 007 I chuckled briefly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizyr Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Oh snaps, it's Hell on Earth D: Dangit; I missed the chance to make the first Doom reference. But really, stay away from any portals. And don't let The Rock become your CO. KF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollgagh Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Dangit; I missed the chance to make the first Doom reference. But really, stay away from any portals. And don't let The Rock become your CO. KF aaaaaaaaaa that is not doom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatar of Justice Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 I'm reading Red Mars right now, and these pictures help me better visualize how crazy red things probably would be to people colonizing Mars. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jago Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 Wow. Amazing. I've never seen anything like that before! Thanks for the pictures! Let us know how long that color sticks around!! Wow. It stayed until about 5:30pm (10:30am EST). The dust was still thick, but the weather went back to its usual tan color during a dust storm. Most of the powdery dust is gone, so it's just a lot of haze right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burn7 Toast Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 That is the coolest thing i have seen all day. And by coolest I mean most horrifying sign of the apocalyspe yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 woah that's crazy... i agree with burn7 toast, coolest thing i've seen all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nohbody Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 tha is really cool. lol army Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jago Posted December 5, 2008 Author Share Posted December 5, 2008 I'm finally back!! WOOHOO!!! Man, it was good to see my wife again, and we didn't take long to dig into our favorite beer. Let's hope I won't see Iraq again for awhile during my army career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue123 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Welcome back! Is the beer over there not too good, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazygecko Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Did you or any of your buddies perhaps experience symptoms similiar to this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Wolf Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 That is crazy. Welcome home Jago, and thank you for your service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinewav Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Welcome back. Awesome pics too. Have any of them in bigger sizes? They'd look really neat as desktop images. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jago Posted December 5, 2008 Author Share Posted December 5, 2008 Welcome back! Is the beer over there not too good, eh? German beer? I love it! Did you or any of your buddies perhaps experience symptoms similiar to this? Close! There were days where breathing was quite the challenge. Ah, pure dust! Good for the lungs!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue123 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 German beer? I love it! Ah, German beer. That stuff is great. But it's pretty amusing when you think about it, German beer in an American military base in Iraq? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maco70 Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 I thought this would be about the martian chronicles or something. That's pretty wild, and it's awesome that you were able to capture it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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