Friday, 24 April 2009

The Earth At Night


Earth At Night
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This image was Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) August 22nd, 2004. It shows what the earth looks like at night. The image is actually a composite of 100s of pictures made by the orbiting DMSP satellites (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program). Particularly interesting is the difference in night lighting between South Korea and North Korea - see also picture below. The single bright dot in North Korea is Pyong-Yang.


Korean Peninsula Night Lights (2003):
[from www.globalsecurity.org]

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