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Beautiful...in a scary sort of way. Ash_F Dec 2012 #1
Exactly the same thought I had! Suich Dec 2012 #14
You can overlay the red/blue counties map over that pic Adenoid_Hynkel Dec 2012 #2
As a red-state Democrat lbrtbell Dec 2012 #39
Africa has very little city light sakabatou Dec 2012 #3
Yeah... Indi Guy Dec 2012 #8
The Nile, as well as other port cities sakabatou Dec 2012 #41
You can see the Fayyum oasis sticking out like a sore thumb. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #56
That's about when you need to shake the jar and let the other kernels colonize NoOneMan Dec 2012 #4
Uh, what now? n/t AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #19
Love the faint grid pattern in the Midwest. TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #5
Yep-the Township and Range system JimDandy Dec 2012 #11
Northwest Ordinance of 1787 Jimbo S Dec 2012 #38
ugh, light pollution. nt Deep13 Dec 2012 #6
Bah... Indi Guy Dec 2012 #10
Yikes! DreamGypsy Dec 2012 #7
"Californicators..." sakabatou Dec 2012 #42
I first heard the word... DreamGypsy Dec 2012 #46
If you study this carefully, it proves White mostly voted for Obama, Black mostly for Romney. . . Journeyman Dec 2012 #9
LOL JimDandy Dec 2012 #12
Gee I wonder where all the people live. n/t Hyper_Eye Dec 2012 #13
How many degrees have we heated the earth to do this? leveymg Dec 2012 #15
There could be much more than this, if atmospheric CO2 was where it was 100 years ago. wtmusic Dec 2012 #17
About .5*C. =) AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #21
Damn! I knew I left my porch light on. wtmusic Dec 2012 #16
Beautiful! calimary Dec 2012 #18
My pleasure... Indi Guy Dec 2012 #20
Yeah, NO KIDDING. And a truly marvelous image. calimary Dec 2012 #48
As bad as things appear... Indi Guy Dec 2012 #49
Love these! calimary Dec 2012 #50
What's going on in Western Australia? muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #22
Mining? Paulie Dec 2012 #25
If you look at all the slide show it says they're fires. lunatica Dec 2012 #27
Thanks - I'd missed that video at the bottom of their page muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #30
Extraction? Champion Jack Dec 2012 #31
wild fires lunatica Dec 2012 #33
Spot Johannesburg Samjm Dec 2012 #51
Wildfires, it says Hekate Dec 2012 #52
we used to reserve the word "awesome" for just this very thing! Kurovski Dec 2012 #23
I'm impressed with the darkness in the West, not the light in the East. DemoTex Dec 2012 #24
I can't wait! I love your photographs! lunatica Dec 2012 #28
wtf is up with North Dakota...?? The biggest blob of light in northern plains... Evasporque Dec 2012 #26
I just downloaded the 97 mb version. progressoid Dec 2012 #29
Is that oil or natural gas? n/t Indi Guy Dec 2012 #44
Mostly oil progressoid Dec 2012 #45
Thanks... Indi Guy Dec 2012 #47
Thanks for the post! Soundman Dec 2012 #32
In the rotating view, the flyover states are pretty much dark Doctor_J Dec 2012 #34
Notice the giant megapolis in North Dakota, 100 miles across? NOT a city! Coyotl Dec 2012 #35
Look at the two Koreas! Plucketeer Dec 2012 #36
Them commies Ter Dec 2012 #37
Pretty dramatic isn't it... Indi Guy Dec 2012 #40
NASA's released photos can be seen here... Indi Guy Dec 2012 #43
Awesome, and kind of scary Hekate Dec 2012 #53
Climate change before your eyes 4dsc Dec 2012 #54
Wow, one can see the grid pattern in the Plains states. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #55
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