Africa really is the Dark Continent!

[barbara100 at jps.net]

as forwared from a friend:  

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg

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 US 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 Africa. 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.




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