Theos-Talk Archives (January 2004 Message tt00204)

Nightfall over Europe from a satellite.

See also details of Atlantic ocean topography below the surface of the
water.

Note electric lights going on in Right side as night shadow creeps over
land.



Dallas


-----Original Message-----
From: fali [mailto:fali@dcnet2000.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 2:09 PM
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Subject: Fw: This is fantastic....one of the satellite pictures taken by
Columbia

Something out of this world. A photographer's dream.
Fali


----- Original Message -----
From: "Minoo Kapadia" <minookapadia@cyber.net.pk>
To: <minookapadia@cyber.net.pk>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 1:48 PM
Subject: This is fantastic....one of the satellite pictures taken by
Columbia


Something really stunning.........................

This photograph was taken by the crew on board the Columbia Space
Shuttle
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 it's still daylight in 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 nighttime.

To the left, on top, is Greenland, totally frozen

A Fantastic Photograph .............