Here’s a satellite photo of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. A needle made of glass, surrounded by some pond for kids to play with during the hot weather. That’s taken with GeoEye 1, the highest resolution imaging commercial satellite. GeoEye 1 is at an altitude of 684 kilometers over the surface of the Earth, and it’s capable of capturing details of just 16 inches long in black and white, and 64 inches in color. The tall building sure looks like a clock when up high.

SOURCE via newscientist