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The lights of the night

At night, the view from space (and the clouds removed) clearly shows the distribution of technological civilization in the world. These images, published by NASA in December last year, show this more accurately than ever. These maps are based on images taken by the Suomi NPP satellite during 9 nights in April 2012 and 312 orbits in 13 October 2012. This satellite’s VIIRS sensor is sensitive enough to capture light from a single boat in the middle of the sea. NASA has placed an interactive map with these images on the Worldview website.