Europe at Night
This is what
Europe
looks like at night! Can you find your favorite European city?
Although not all of Europe is shown,
city lights might make this task possible.
The above picture is actually a composite of over 200
images made by satellites orbiting the
Earth.
Scans were made by the
USAF
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP)
Operational Linescan System.
The DMSP satellites continue to help in the
understanding and prediction of
weather
phenomena as well as provide key
information about
population patterns,
city
light levels, and even
rural
forest fires.