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Night time view of the Earth

Postby sidd finch » Wed Dec 05, 2012 6:59 pm

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A newly launched NASA-NOAA satellite that's equipped with a sensor to observe the planet at night.

http://news.yahoo.com/stunning-nighttim ... 12268.html

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Re: Night time view of the Earth

Postby Steve Grisetti » Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:14 pm

I can see my house!

I knew I should have used a dimmer bulb for that porch light.
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Re: Night time view of the Earth

Postby John 'twosheds' McDonald » Thu Dec 06, 2012 2:24 am

Just as a contrast......

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/short ... -jong.html
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Re: Night time view of the Earth

Postby Steve Grisetti » Thu Dec 06, 2012 8:02 am

That's hilarious, John!
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Re: Night time view of the Earth

Postby momoffduty » Thu Dec 06, 2012 10:44 am

What a contrast!
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Re: Night time view of the Earth

Postby sidd finch » Thu Dec 06, 2012 4:35 pm

Steve I notice that you also have burnt out bulb on your christmas tree. 16th bulb from the second green bulb the left.

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Re: Night time view of the Earth

Postby Ron » Thu Dec 06, 2012 7:30 pm

sidd finch wrote:Steve I notice that you also have burnt out bulb on your christmas tree. 16th bulb from the second green bulb the left.

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Actually, the 15th, it looks a bit deceiving from this high up.
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Re: Night time view of the Earth

Postby Steve Grisetti » Thu Dec 06, 2012 7:37 pm

How embarrassing! :oops:
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Re: Night time view of the Earth

Postby videovillageidiot » Thu Dec 06, 2012 9:47 pm

unfortunately, it's getting harder to get away from lights and see the stars

http://www.nature.nps.gov/night/light.cfm

i guess we'll have to go to North Korea to do any astrophotography...haha
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Re: Night time view of the Earth

Postby mark hansen » Sat Dec 08, 2012 9:44 pm

The small band of lights below San Antonio are the new oil fields that have popped up in the last two years. I guess they really light them up at night and just keep working.
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