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It's fascinating that the lights at night indicate the locations with the most population: Eastern U.S., Western Europe, Japan are brightest. It's easily seen that there's way more people living in U.S. than in Canada. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Somehow they edited out all the clouds and the daytime areas by combining multiple images, and the picture is actually from August 2002 if you look at the big image, not October 2006.

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Hmm I guess Hobart counts for more than I thought. We only just register.

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http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061002.html

Panoramic view from the Mars rover Opportunity, showing Victoria Crater.

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http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061003.html The Heart Nebula
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061004.html Comet SWAN
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061005.html Galaxy IC 342

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http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061016.html

You guys really need to take a look at this picture, it is absolutely stunning.

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Indeed.

Most impressive.

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Beutifull.

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Wow. Imagine seeing that directly, from the window of a spaceship. It's a dream... I wonder if that would ever be possible during our lifetimes?