Night on the planet (30 photos)

What is the night of the planet with the space height.

1. Aurora Over New Zealand, the Tasman Sea. (NASA)



2. Milan, Italy, February 22, 2011. The lights of Milan remind checkered pattern fabric. Bright white lights - the historic center of the city, where the Cathedral of Milan. Dark areas in the north - the field, sharing a small town. Because of the low clouds, some areas are blurred. Milan - the largest city in Italy and the fifth largest in the EU. He is one of European transport, commercial and industrial center and a world center of fashion and culture. Network of globalization and to explore cities in the world took it to the category of "alpha". (NASA)


3. Tokyo, January 9, 2011. Picture taken from a height of 350 km above the Earth. Most of the territory on the photo belongs to Tokyo. On the left, just below the middle of the picture is Yokohama. (NASA)


4. The River Nile and the Sinai Peninsula, August 18, 2011. (NASA)


5. Europe and Africa, 28 October 2010. At the top of the picture - "boot" of Italy and Sicily. Most of the visible bodies of water - the Mediterranean Sea. To the right of center - the Adriatic Sea. The left is part of Tunisia. In the foreground - Russian ship docked and part of the ISS. (NASA)


6. The lights of the city at the Italian-French border, 28 April 2011. Brighter than all allocated Torino (Italy), Lyon and Marseille (France). At the top of the picture is seen the island of Corsica. The surface of the water reflects the bright light of the full moon. At a time when the photo was taken, the ISS was over Luxembourg. Astronauts often make photos where the moonlight reflecting off the surface of the Earth, is aimed directly at them. That is, taking pictures, they look forward, not vertically on that right under the station. (NASA)


7. Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 30, 2010. Dark Desert - a contrasting background for the brightly lit streets of the correct network. Downtown Las Vegas is the most striking parts of the earth, because of the numerous lights of hotels and casinos. MakKerran Airport Nellis Air Force Base and appear dark in comparison to the streets of the city. To make such a picture at night, astronauts need to manually follow the camera the subject, as the station is moving at a speed of 7 km / sec relative to the Earth's surface. (NASA)


8. Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt, 28 October 2010. (NASA)


9. Brasilia, Brazil, Jan. 8, 2011. From orbit, the capital of Brazil can not be confused with another city, day or night. It is located on a plateau in the west central part of the country, and it is considered one of the best examples of urban planning of the 20th century. One of the distinguishing features of the city as seen from the height of a silhouette of the bird (or plane, or butterfly), moving from the northwest to the southeast. In the 1960s, the town began to grow around other settlements, and soon appeared the capital city of the satellite. Most unlit area at the bottom left of the photograph - Brazilian National Park. Other dark areas - field or tropical savannah. (NASA)


10. San Francisco Bay, California on December 26, 2010. (NASA)


11. India-Pakistan border, 21 August 2011. On the Indo-Gangetic plains from hundreds of luminous spots largest - Islamabad (Pakistan) and New Delhi (India). These towns are located approximately 700 kilometers from each other. Also clearly visible roads connecting major cities. In the north (to the left of the image) are seen covered with clouds Himalayas. Orange stripe - the brightest part of the image - India-Pakistan border. Barrages and bright lights on it are designed to prevent smuggling and illegal arms trade between countries. (NASA)


12. Montreal, December 24, 2010. Montreal - the largest city in French-speaking Quebec and the second in the country after Toronto. Main roads and industrial areas are highlighted in white light, and residential and commercial areas of illuminated golden yellow. The river and other water bodies appear black, the earth is illuminated by moonlight. Smear the left of the picture due to cloud cover. (NASA)


13. Istanbul on 18 December 2010. (NASA)


14. North-western Europe, August 10, 2011. Well seen London, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam. At the bottom left is also visible in Milan. To scale - the centers of London and Paris are at a distance of 340 km. (NASA)


15. New Orleans, 26 January 2011. (NASA)


16. Baltimore, Washington, 30 November 2010. (NASA)


17. Gulf of Mexico, 29 October 2010. (NASA)


18. Atlantic coast of Europe and Africa, May 11, 2010. City lights can be traced from Lisbon, through the Straits of Gibraltar to the coast and below Morocco, Casablanca. (NASA)


19. The southern part of Italy, June 11, 2011. The lower part of the "boot" and Sicily lit with lights of Naples, Bars and Brindisi. Adriatic, the Tyrrhenian and the Ionian Sea appear black. Down in the center of the picture could see the lights of Palermo and Catania. (NASA)


20. The peninsula of Florida, December 28, 2010. On the left side (on the Atlantic coast) are clearly visible lights brightly lit Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center. (NASA)


21. Houston, Texas, February 8, 2010. Houston called the "energy capital of the world" because of its role in the production of gasoline and other fuels. Area Houston makes almost 2331000 hectare, with an average altitude of 13 meters and a population of 5 million people. (NASA)


22. The Mediterranean Riviera, 4 November 2010. (NASA)


23. Florida, 31 October 2010. (NASA)


24. Northern Lights over Europe, 7 November 2010. (NASA)


25. Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai - is the largest town of Dubai, which is part of the United Arab Emirates. It is located in the southern part of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula, and is known for its high-rise buildings and high-tech architectural projects. Among the most famous - Palm Island Resort, the creation of which took more than 50 million cubic meters of sand. Also, work is underway to build another Palm trees and an artificial island in the shape of a world map. (NASA)


26. Cape Town, South Africa, November 15, 2010. (NASA)


27. São Paulo, Brazil, April 12, 2003. The largest city in South America with a population of about 17 million. People. By color can determine the type of lamps that illuminate the streets. (NASA)


28. London, February 4, 2003. (NASA)


29. California Mexican California and the Strait of Cortez, August 19, 2011. (NASA)


30. Aurora over the Indian Ocean, 17 September 2011. (NASA)