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	"Satellite Photo of Earth at Night"

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6-15-2009 7:51 PM

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6-15-2009 10:24 PM

Jorjor

It would be impossible for this to be anything but a composite, given the existence of daylight, clouds, and so on. What I find interesting is the distribution of the dark areas, particularly so the contrast between North and South Korea.

6-15-2009 11:15 PM

tanyamm

Ther's not very many places left on earth where you could get a clear view of the night sky anymore.

6-15-2009 11:24 PM

willhelm

Hey, tanyamm. Are you kidding? What is the farthest you have ever traveled from home?

6-18-2009 9:32 AM

violetnightshade

Satellite photo of light pollution on Earth.

6-22-2009 9:23 PM

Richclips777

Lotta dinosaurs burning -out there.

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  <H1>"Satellite Photo of Earth at Night"</H1>
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Shown below is a famous NASA image that is often called a "satellite photo 
of earth at night".  It isn't really a "photo".  Instead it is 
an image that was compiled using data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite 
Program. It is a map of the location of permanent lights on Earth's surface. 
Each white dot on the map represents the light  of a city.   The entire 
image is show below and we follow it with enlarged continents and commentary.
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        <LI class="style81"><STRONG><A href="http://geology.com/satellite/states.shtml">Satellite Images of US States   </A> </STRONG></LI>					
        <LI class="style81"><STRONG><A href="http://geology.com/satellite/cities/">Satellite Images of US Cities  </A> </STRONG></LI>
        <LI class="style81"><STRONG><A href="http://geology.com/world/">Satellite Images of World Countries  </A> </STRONG></LI>	
        <LI class="style81"><STRONG><A href="http://geology.com/world-cities/">Satellite Images of World Cities  </A> </STRONG></LI>			
	    <LI class="style81"><STRONG><A href="http://geology.com/satellite/landsat-images.shtml">Beginner's Guide to Landsat Images    </A></STRONG></LI>	
	    <LI class="style81"><STRONG><A href="http://geology.com/san-andreas-fault/">Zoom in on the San Andreas Fault!   </A></STRONG></LI>
	    <LI class="style81"><STRONG><A href="http://geology.com/meteor-impact-craters.shtml">Satellite Map of Asteroid Impact Sites  </A></STRONG></LI>	
	    <LI class="style81"><STRONG><A href="http://geology.com/articles/satellite-photo-earth-at-night.shtml">Satellite Photos of Earth at Night  </A></STRONG></LI>					
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