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Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Earth at Night
NASA ^
| December 07, 2012
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Posted on 12/07/2012 9:13:19 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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To: Ken H
“Why is Washington State so lit up?”
From my understanding, a doobie can glow very brightly. (yes, this is my poor attempt at humor).
To: SunkenCiv
Looks like the brightest metropolitan clusters are Cairo, Hong Kong, London, New York, Paris, Rome, Seoul, Shanghai, and Tokyo, while the brightest regions are the NE USA and western Europe.
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12/08/2012 9:23:32 AM PST
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Hebrews 11:6
(Do you REALLY believe that (1) God IS, and (2) God IS GOOD?)
To: dagogo redux
This is astronomy, just conducted from orbit, of our most familiar celestial body. :’)
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12/08/2012 6:05:41 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Even a cursory review of standard definitions of the word would prove you wrong. Another term now dumbed down and loosing all meaning.
A telescopic view of plants on a distant mountain is not astronomy simply because a telescope was used and the plants use energy from the sun to grow.
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12/09/2012 9:17:26 AM PST
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dagogo redux
(A whiff of primitive spirits in the air, harbingers of an impending descent into the feral.)
To: dagogo redux
Good thing I didn’t actually pick the photo then, huh?
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12/09/2012 4:22:17 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
(and next time, try chopping up and snorting your Prozac.)
To: Past Your Eyes; GeronL; sauron
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12/09/2012 4:23:14 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: fieldmarshaldj; dr_lew
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12/09/2012 4:26:15 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Amazing the camera would fit, what with his head being up there.)
To: Ken H; dr_lew; momtothree
What momtothree said. :’)
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12/09/2012 4:26:57 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: Hot Tabasco
Not populated, OCCUPIED!!! We are the 15%!!!
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12/09/2012 4:29:04 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: GeronL; raybbr
This photo was taken during the Pyongping Pyongpong tournament, it’s the only time they turn on lights. It’s a treat for the masses, because they get fed more so they have enough energy to hand-turn the generators.
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12/09/2012 4:32:20 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: Marak; sauron
Could be oil fields, probably not in Siberia per se, but rather in Central Asia; a recent APoD had the time-lapse of the Sun over Baku, which used to be an impoverished muzzie hell-hole, then oil money started to pour in.
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12/09/2012 4:32:29 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: Anila; Paisan; EternalVigilance; Hebrews 11:6
It’s a bright world we’ve made, of course, that will change when the boot is on our necks.
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12/09/2012 4:32:33 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: cicero2k; TChad; sauron
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12/09/2012 4:32:36 PM PST
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To: SunkenCiv
lol.
sadly, very realistic
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12/09/2012 4:39:19 PM PST
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GeronL
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To: Paisan
Despite false claims about the Great Wall of China ...Yeah, I think it was Borman who said, "You're lucky if you can see the continents."
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12/09/2012 7:14:02 PM PST
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dr_lew
To: SunkenCiv
They seem to be at a rather high latitude in an area with no cities.
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12/09/2012 9:00:07 PM PST
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Marak
(I don't deal with reality.)
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