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*Starz*
PostPosted: Mon Mar 10, 2003 9:50 pm Reply with quote

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Just had to share this fantastic pic with everyone...hope you enjoy... smilenod


The image is a panoramic view of the world from the new space station.

It is a night photo with the lights clearly indicating the populated areas. You can scroll East-West and North-South.

Note that Canada's population is almost exclusively along the U.S. border. Moving east to Europe, there is a high population concentration along the Mediterranean Coast. It's easy to spot London, Paris, Stockholm and Vienna. Check out the development of Israel compared to the rest of the Arab countries.

Note the Nile River and the rest of the "Dark Continent". After the Nile, the lights don't come on again until Johannesburg. Look at the Australian Outback and the Trans-Siberian Rail Route. Moving east, the most striking observation is the difference between North and South Korea. Note the density of Japan.

What a piece of photography. It is an absolutely awesome picture of the Earth taken from the Boeing-built Space Station last November on a perfect night with no obscuring atmospheric conditions.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg
 
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WOW! that is a amazing picture. I bet it had to be taken in sections as it is not night time everywhere and it is not perfect weather everywhere. Good job NASA.
 
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GREAT PIC! :huzzah:
 
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awsome pic. love the new sig and avatar.
 
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Delightful! It shows where are you guys are late at nite. tongue
 
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Thanks branbo... smile

When you gonna get around to jazzing up your profile... cool
 
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2003 12:07 am Reply with quote

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I love pics like that...

Thanks for sharing Michel. smilenod
 
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That's beautiful!
 
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2003 10:11 am Reply with quote

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Wow Michel that is really fantastic. Alaska and Hawaii are just little blurbs and India is so densely populated - at least I think that was India. Thanks for finding it. Canada has a lot of open territory -- unless they all had their lights turned off!
 
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Michel, stunning. I have seen the station pass over Scotland on numerous occasions and it`s just as exciting each time.
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