Pictures Of Earth From Space At Night
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Pictures of earth from space at night. It is a map of the. These gorgeous photos of earth from space taken by astronauts in orbit show our planets cities aglow at night from above. This nighttime look at our home planet dubbed the black marble provides researchers with a unique. This composite image which has become a popular poster shows a global view of earth at night compiled from over 400 satellite images.
They have provided a broad beautiful picture showing how humans have shaped the planet and lit up the darkness. As the space station or space shuttle flies over earth however the city the astronaut is trying to photograph will move across the cameras field of view while the shutter is opena recipe for blurry images. City lights broadcast our existence into the night of space. Imagine how the earth will look to astronauts in a centurys time or longer.
It took over nine days in april 2012 and thirteen days in october 2012 during 312 orbits at 824 kilometers 512 miles to capture the whole earth. New views of the earth at night 120512 more views of earth at night from nasa. Nasa scientists have just released the first new global map of earth at night since 2012. Satellite images of earth at night have been a curiosity for the public and a tool of fundamental research for at least 25 years.
Image 47 related links out of the blue and into the black. This satellite uses the day night band of the visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs which. The remarkable day night band images from suomi npp have impressed the scientific community and exceeded our pre launch expectations said james gleason suomi npp project scientist at nasas goddard space flight center in greenbelt md. Shown below is a famous nasa image that is often called a satellite photo of earth at night it isnt really a photo instead it is an image that was compiled using data from a sensor aboard the nasa noaa suomi national polar orbiting partnership satellite launched in 2011.
Nasa researchers have used these images of nighttime lights to study weather around urban areas. With the earths surface in darkness night images of cities require much longer exposure times. The main image of the earth at night 2012 was captured by nasa using the suomi national polar orbiting partnership suomi npp satellite.