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Waves in Airglow
Published January 10, 2013
During a thunderstorm over Texas, atmospheric ripples were visible in the faint emissions of light of the upper atmosphere.
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Moon Phases Over the Persian Gulf
Published January 2, 2013
These satellite images illustrate the effects of moonlight on viewing this desert region.
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Auroras Light Up the Antarctic Night
Published January 1, 2013
The “southern lights” were bright enough to illuminate the ice below.
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Gas Drilling, North Dakota
Published December 27, 2012
Cities and people are scarce in northwestern North Dakota, but nighttime satellite imagery shows the Bakken Formation aglow with brightly-lit drilling equipment.
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City Lights of the United States 2012
Published December 25, 2012
Updated for 2012, this map of lights across America has a least 10 times better resolution than previous maps.
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Monitoring the Arctic during Polar Darkness
Published December 23, 2012
Acquired October 30, 2012, this day-night band image offers a detailed view of clouds, snow cover, and sea ice.
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City Lights of Australia, or Not
Published December 20, 2012
What are those lights in the Outback?
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Korea and the Yellow Sea
Published December 18, 2012
While city lights at night serve as a good proxy for population density, North Korea provides a dark exception.
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Old Night Vision Meets New
Published December 14, 2012
New images from Suomi NPP are an order of magnitude better than previous satellite views of city lights.
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Night Lights 2012 - The Black Marble
Published December 6, 2012
This animated globe shows the city lights of the world as they appeared to the new Suomi NPP satellite, which has at least 10 times better light-resolving power than previous night-viewing satellites.
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City Lights of Africa, Europe, and the Middle East
Published November 28, 2012
A sensitive new sensor allows a clearer view of dim night lights on Earth.
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City Lights of Asia and Australia
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