I got this email from my boss and thought it would be nice to put it in my blog. All I can say is WOW!
This photograph was taken by the crew on board the Columbia during its last mission. This photograph was taken via satellite, 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 London, Lisbon,and Madrid.
The sun is still shining on the Straight of Gibraltar. The Mediterranean Sea is already in darkness. In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean you can see the Azores Islands; below them 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 nighttime. To the left, on top, is Greenland, totally frozen.
Fantastic photograph!
3 comments:
yes,fantastic shot this is.Wouldn't it be great if you'llbe in two places at one and the one place is night and the other day?:)cool huh!
nice pic nga! meron akong alam, 2 places at one time. sigh, oh landon where are you?
WOW kim! This is such a great picture! how I wish I could take that shot myself =) astig!!! =)
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