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One of the most awesome pictures I have ever seen.........

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  1. kizdan

    kizdan F1 Veteran

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    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 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 night time.

    To the left, on top, is Greenland, totally frozen
     
    kizdan, Jun 17, 2004
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  2. 96impalaSS

    96impalaSS F1 Rookie

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    Amazing.
    Thanks for sharing.
     
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  3. zjpj

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    Wow, do you have a link to high res?
     
    zjpj, Jun 17, 2004
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  4. LetsJet

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    Awsome photo!

    I can't believe how well you can see under the ocean. Next chance I get I'm going into space.......
     
    LetsJet, Jun 17, 2004
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  5. kizdan

    kizdan F1 Veteran

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    The original photo is 800 x 800 resolution, slightly larger than what I was able to post on here. If you give me your e-mail address, I can e-mail you a copy of the original.
     
    kizdan, Jun 17, 2004
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    Stunning......
    If it's not too much trouble, pls send to me at:

    [email protected]

    Thanks.
     
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  7. darth550

    darth550 Six Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa

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    WOW!

    PM sent.

    Thanks in advance.

    DL
     
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  8. imperial83

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    The lights concentrated around populated cities like Berlin, Frankfurt, Vienna, Rome, Moscow and Warsaw (others) are what amazes me. So many lights that the earth glows from space. The Dark Continent of Africa is truely darker than Europe from space. This is an amazing picture.
     
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  9. C. Losito

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  10. Etcetera

    Etcetera Two Time F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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    Heh heh, I was just looking around Snopes for this.

    Either way, it's a neat shot (chop).
     
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  11. darth550

    darth550 Six Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa

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    ...and what if snopes is BS??? Can't trust the government!!

    DL<~~~~shrugging
     
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  12. imperial83

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    Oh well.... some things are too good to be true. Why would someone fake such a picture? Too much time on their hands.
     
    imperial83, Jun 17, 2004
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  13. amenasce

    amenasce Three Time F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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    I can see my home :D !
     
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  14. kizdan

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    I have never heard of Snopes...........what is it?
     
    kizdan, Jun 18, 2004
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    Website which debunks myths.
     
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  16. Dale

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    Kizdan great pic cheers

    Dale.
     
    Dale, Jun 18, 2004
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  17. milstanselnino

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    Is that a yellow 348 I see in Wales??

    I bet someone could photoshop that in, too.
     
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