Spectacular Sunset View from Space

The Chee

The Chee

I'm back YIPEE Refreshed!
THIS PHOTO IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. BE SURE TO READ THE TEXT BELOW TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT YOU ARE VIEWING. IT IS HISTORIC TOO AS THIS IS THE LAST MISSION FOR COLUMBIA.

The photograph attached was taken by the crew on board the Columbia during its last mission, on a cloudless day. The picture is of Europe and Africa when the sun is setting. Half of the picture is in night. The bright dots you see are the cities lights. The top part of Africa is the Sahara Desert. Note that the lights are already on in Holland, Paris, and Barcelona, and that's it's still daylight in Dublin, London, Lisbon,and Madrid. The sun is still shining on the Strait of Gibraltar. The Mediterranean Seais already in darkness. In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean you can see the Azores Islands; belowthem to the right are the Madeira Islands; a bit below are the Canary Islands; and further South, close to the farthest western point of Africa, are the Cape Verde islands. Note that the Sahara is huge and can be seen clearly both during Daytime and night time. To the left, on top, is Greenland, totally frozen.
 
That is pretty wicked, chee.

Sent it to my pop; he retired from NASA after 40+ years, I'm sure he'll dig it.

Thanks!
 
<-----Stunned!

I am definatley saving that picture as well as passing it on. How did you get it?

Thanks for sharing :D
 
I was gonna say.... If that is Africa, then i don't think there are that many cities large enough to have lights visible from space. lol for a continent that has like one phone for every 20 people, I just don't expect to see that many lights. Its still a pretty cool picture. :bigups
 
"This photograph is a digital composite formed by merging multiple images from different sources (primarily satellites), the same technique used to create the stunning iceberg photograph." - Snopes.com
 
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