Earth at night

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Updated On Dec 06, 2012 01:55 pm IST

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A combined NASA handout image shows the sun's innermost atmosphere as seen by the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) inside a larger image provided by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory spacecraft (SOHO) taken November 8-9, 2012. A coronal mass ejection can be seen traveling away from the sun in the upper right corner. (Reuters/ NASA)

Updated on Dec 06, 2012 01:55 pm IST

A combined NASA handout image shows the sun's innermost atmosphere as seen by the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) inside a larger image provided by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory spacecraft (SOHO) taken November 8-9, 2012. A coronal mass ejection can be seen traveling away from the sun in the upper right corner. (Reuters/ NASA)

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This NASA image shows the United States at night. The image was made possible by the new satellite’s “day-night band” of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), which detects light in a range of wavelengths from green to near-infrared and uses filtering techniques to observe dim signals such as city lights, gas flares, auroras, wildfires, and reflected moonlight. (AP Photo/NASA)

Updated on Dec 06, 2012 01:55 pm IST

This NASA image shows the United States at night. The image was made possible by the new satellite’s “day-night band” of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), which detects light in a range of wavelengths from green to near-infrared and uses filtering techniques to observe dim signals such as city lights, gas flares, auroras, wildfires, and reflected moonlight. (AP Photo/NASA)

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The night is nowhere near as dark as most of us think. This NASA image shows the city lights of earth at night. The new data was mapped over existing Blue Marble imagery of Earth to provide a realistic view of the planet. (AP Photo/NASA)

Updated on Dec 06, 2012 01:55 pm IST

The night is nowhere near as dark as most of us think. This NASA image shows the city lights of earth at night. The new data was mapped over existing Blue Marble imagery of Earth to provide a realistic view of the planet. (AP Photo/NASA)

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Away from human settlements, light still shines. This image provided by NASA shows Great Britain, Ireland, and part of northwestern Europe, including France, Belgium and the Netherlands, as they appeared on one of the March nights. (AP photo/ NASA)

Updated on Dec 06, 2012 01:55 pm IST

Away from human settlements, light still shines. This image provided by NASA shows Great Britain, Ireland, and part of northwestern Europe, including France, Belgium and the Netherlands, as they appeared on one of the March nights. (AP photo/ NASA)

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A NASA Earth Observatory image shows the area near the Nile River valley and delta on the night of October. The image was acquired by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite. This image was acquired near the time of the new Moon, and little moonlight was available to brighten land and water surfaces. (Reuters/ NASA)

Updated on Dec 06, 2012 01:55 pm IST

A NASA Earth Observatory image shows the area near the Nile River valley and delta on the night of October. The image was acquired by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite. This image was acquired near the time of the new Moon, and little moonlight was available to brighten land and water surfaces. (Reuters/ NASA)

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A NASA handout shows a composite image of Asia and Australia at night, assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite. The image has been brightened to make the city lights easier to distinguish. (Reuters/NASA)

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A NASA handout shows a composite image of Asia and Australia at night, assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite. The image has been brightened to make the city lights easier to distinguish. (Reuters/NASA)

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A NASA Earth Observatory image shows part of the Atlantic coast of South America on the night of June 20, 2012. The image was acquired by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite. (Reuters/ NASA)

Updated on Dec 06, 2012 01:55 pm IST

A NASA Earth Observatory image shows part of the Atlantic coast of South America on the night of June 20, 2012. The image was acquired by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite. (Reuters/ NASA)

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This NASA image from a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite shows the earth's city lights at night. (AP Photo/ NASA)

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This NASA image from a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite shows the earth's city lights at night. (AP Photo/ NASA)

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A NASA Earth Observatory image shows a black and white satellite imagery of India on Diwali night. NASA said most of the bright areas in the imagery released by it are cities and towns in India, the country with the world's largest Hindu population. (NASA photo)

Updated on Dec 06, 2012 01:55 pm IST

A NASA Earth Observatory image shows a black and white satellite imagery of India on Diwali night. NASA said most of the bright areas in the imagery released by it are cities and towns in India, the country with the world's largest Hindu population. (NASA photo)

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