Zeus_Hunt Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 The photograph attached was taken by the crew on board the Columbia during its last mission, 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's it's still daylight in Dublin, 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 duringday time and night time. To the left, on top, is Greenland , totally frozen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomez Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 Beautiful........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Lite Posted September 3, 2005 Administrator Share Posted September 3, 2005 Moved here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicano666 Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudeboy2025 Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 That's one awesome pic. I'm gonna make it a wallpaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeus_Hunt Posted September 4, 2005 Author Share Posted September 4, 2005 Ya Done the same here..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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