Check the link below...This is really a sight to behold! 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 Johannesberg. 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.
[quote] Check the link below...This is really a sight to behold! 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.
[/quote] Although very cool, it is also disturbing to many of us in my field that the night sky is disappearing not only in cities but in many observatory skies located 'nearby'. My project is located about 3 hours west of Tucson, which has been quite friendly to astronomy by mandating certain lighting practices for their public projects (roads, etc.). Even so, Tucson is the biggest source of background light for almost any observation that looks toward the eastern sky. It is one of the few cities that I know have even thought about their impact though. If you're curious, one place for information is here.
Look at the following URL. It uses the night map plus a current map of the clouds, overlayed on a huge picture of the earth.
It's an even cooler desktop.
Can be customized to show things several different ways. Even a round earth.
I found it about a year ago, it'd be kinda cool to rip off a globe at each angle... Make a QTVR of the current earth Real, interactive, up-to-date picture of the earth. Mostly...
It's surprising to me how bright India is. Guess I've never thought of them as having enough technology to light the entire country.
[quote] Check the link below...This is really a sight to behold! 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 Johannesberg. 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.
It's surprising to me how bright India is. Guess I've never
thought of them as having enough technology to light the entire
country.
The vast majority of Indian households don't have indoor plumbing, let alone power. However, when you have over 1 billion people in an area about 1/3 of the continental US, even a small number with power can light it up
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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 Johannesberg. 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.
It's large at 2000 x 1200
I am using it as a destop from:
http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/wallpaper_display.php?pic=earthatnight_1024.jpg
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg
[url=http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg]Earth at Night[/url]
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Check the link below...This is really a sight to behold!
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.
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Although very cool, it is also disturbing to many of us in my field that the night sky is disappearing not only in cities but in many observatory skies located 'nearby'. My project is located about 3 hours west of Tucson, which has been quite friendly to astronomy by mandating certain lighting practices for their public projects (roads, etc.). Even so, Tucson is the biggest source of background light for almost any observation that looks toward the eastern sky. It is one of the few cities that I know have even thought about their impact though. If you're curious, one place for information is here.
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Look at the following URL. It uses the night map plus a current map of the clouds, overlayed on a huge picture of the earth.
It's an even cooler desktop.
Can be customized to show things several different ways. Even a round earth.
I found it about a year ago, it'd be kinda cool to rip off a globe at each angle... Make a QTVR of the current earth
Click Here!
It's surprising to me how bright India is. Guess I've never thought of them as having enough technology to light the entire country.
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Check the link below...This is really a sight to behold!
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 Johannesberg. 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.
It's large at 2000 x 1200
I am using it as a destop from:
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http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/wallpaper_display.php?pic=earthatnight_1024.jpg
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http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg
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That is one cold, lonely bastard:
I hope he has a satellite dish that can pull in Skinemax, because he can't be getting much action up there. Muffin, that's not your house, is it?
Zag
The vast majority of Indian households don't have indoor plumbing, let alone power. However, when you have over 1 billion people in an area about 1/3 of the continental US, even a small number with power can light it up
-Mori