This is an amazing picture.

>
> If you go to this website, you will see an awesome photo of the
> entire earth at night. The 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, Paris, Stockholm and Vienna. 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.
>
>  http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg

Man, is that amazing or what!   I want a poster.
Thanks for the link, Tripsmom

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That is so cool, thank you very much! :D