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To see one of the initial panoramic photos of the world as
photographed from the new space station click on the following URL.

<SPAN>Click here: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg

The image is a panoramic view of the world from the new space
station. It is a night photo with the lights clearly indicating the populated
areas. You can scroll East-West and North-South.

Note that Canada's population is almost exclusively along the U.S.
border. Moving east to Europe, there is a high population
concentration along the Mediterranean Coast. It's easy to spot London, Paris,
Stockholm and Vienna. Check out the development of Israel compared
to the rest of the Arab countries.

Note the Nile River and the rest of the "Dark Continent". After the
Nile, the lights don't c! ome on again until Johanesburg. Look at the
Australian Outback and the Trans-Siberian Rail Route. Moving east,
the most striking observation is the difference between North and South
Korea. Note the density of Japan. <o:p></o:p></SPAN>
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What a piece of photography. It is an absolutely awesome picture of
the Earth taken from the Boeing built Space Station last November on
a perfect night with no obscuring atmospheric conditions