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From the YouTube submitter:
"As part of the Saturday Morning Science program by Don Pettit during Expedition 6 to the International Space Station, his video "Cities at Night; an Orbital Tour Around the World" is a video made from digital still images. This video was made for educational presentations."
"As part of the Saturday Morning Science program by Don Pettit during Expedition 6 to the International Space Station, his video "Cities at Night; an Orbital Tour Around the World" is a video made from digital still images. This video was made for educational presentations."
*awesomesauce (a hat tip to Mycrofthomlz)
Am I the only one who felt somewhat ambivalent about the brightest city on Earth being Las Vegas? Is that a bad thing? What kind of message are we sending to the aliens?
And the reason lake Eyre is so visible is because it is seasonal. It's salt pans for 9 out of 10 years and the salt crystals are reflecting the moonlight.