[RR] Fwd: Fw: earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg

[Westplainsmen]

This was sent to me by my FCF VP hope you enjoy it as well.

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> The World in Lights
> 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 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. Click here:

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