Africa really is the Dark Continent!

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Does it seem strange that the ENTIRE world is shrouded in darkness in this 
photo? How could North America and Australia be enjoying the darkness of 
night simultaneously? Think about it.

From: "barbara100 at jps.net" <barbara100 at jps.net>
Reply-To: barbara100 at jps.net
To: "pynchon-l at waste.org" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Subject: Africa really is the Dark Continent!
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 17:19:36 -0500

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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