The
World at Night from Space - This
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 US border. Moving east to
Europe, there is a high population concentration along the Mediterranean
Coast. It's easy to spot London and Paris. 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.