Jim - the cloud thing is not a diversion. I was estimating, however after doing the math, I did find that while I was off, it still would not be one picture right after the other. When you are at altitude and you look out the window (in other words, the one picture that is straight out, you can see 10 miles out before the curve of the Earth. At cruising sped to go from where the aircraft was in the picture to the farthest place you can see in the picture would take about 2 1/2 minutes.
What I was going by in my head was the fact that in the first picture, it's completely cloudy, and in the second it's rather clear. So on top of the 2 minute or so travel time to pass all the clouds you can see, you also have to get to an area that has no clouds. Such an area is not visible in the picture, and when you look under the wings you are seeing the area a few miles ahead of the aircraft (remember you are looking at an angle.) So if you account for having to get to a clear area first, and about 2 minutes to get past where you can see now, it's had to be at least 3-5 minutes between shots.
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