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A sight to behold

Here's a panoramic view of the earth, taken from the new Boeing-built space station, with the lights indicating populated, electrified areas. It's a photo (actually a series of photos) taken on a clear November night with no obscuring atmospheric conditions. You can scroll from East to West and from North to South.

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

Some interesting things to look for:

• The concentration of Canada's population (largely along the US border)
• The high population concentration along the the Mediterranean Coast
• The major cities of Europe, such as London, Paris, Stocklholm and Vienna
• The population concentration along the Nile river in Egypt
• The absence of lighting in Africa between Egypt and Joahannesburg
• The trans-Siberian rail line
• The Australian outback
• The density of Japan
• The stark contrast between North and South Korea

cheers,
Mark Warschauer

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Last updated: March 3, 2002 in Hot Metal Pro 6.0