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Cities From Space At Night

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Manas Ganguly
Manas Ganguly

This document provides nighttime satellite images and descriptions of several major cities around the world including London, Sao Paulo, Chicago, Antwerp, Las Vegas, Montreal, El Paso, Southern California, Tokyo, and London again. The images show the patterns of light emitted from each city and surrounding areas, with descriptions noting characteristics like population density, types of street lighting, highway routes, and atmospheric conditions.

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Cities from Space at Night
London
This night-time view of London, captured in 2003, shows how the population density rapidly drops off from the city's bright urban centre. It was taken at 7.22pm on February 4. Thin clouds are evident in the fuzzy character of patterns for some of the surrounding smaller cities.
Sao Paulo
The sprawling urban footprint of São Paulo, Brazil, where different colours denote the different types and generation of streetlight
Chicago
The wider metropolitan area of Chicago, Illinois, home to 10 million people, stands out at night
Antwerp
Antwerp Antwerp in Belgium, like many European cities, displays a characteristic network of roads that radiate outwards like glowing spider webs
Las Vegas
The 'Vegas Strip' of casinos and hotels, said to be the brightest spot on Earth, stands out in this image of Las Vegas at night
Montreal
Montreal The Canadian city of Montreal is seen lit up at night in an orbital motion photo taking from the International Space Station
El Paso, Texas
El Paso, Texas El Paso, Texas, on the U.S. side of the Rio Grande, is marked by brightly-lit Interstate Highway I-10 that cuts across the city. It is bordered by Ciudad Juaréz, Mexico
Southern California
Southern California The striking lights of southern California, as captured by astronaut Don Pettit
Tokyo
Tokyo The night lights of Tokyo, like many Japanese cities, have a blue-green glow caused by mercury vapour lighting
London
London This night-time view of London, captured in 2003, shows how the population density rapidly drops off from the city's bright urban centre. It was taken at 7.22pm on February 4. Thin clouds are evident in the fuzzy character of patterns for some of the surrounding smaller cities

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Cities From Space At Night

  • 1. Cities from Space at Night
  • 3. This night-time view of London, captured in 2003, shows how the population density rapidly drops off from the city's bright urban centre. It was taken at 7.22pm on February 4. Thin clouds are evident in the fuzzy character of patterns for some of the surrounding smaller cities.
  • 5. The sprawling urban footprint of São Paulo, Brazil, where different colours denote the different types and generation of streetlight
  • 7. The wider metropolitan area of Chicago, Illinois, home to 10 million people, stands out at night
  • 9. Antwerp Antwerp in Belgium, like many European cities, displays a characteristic network of roads that radiate outwards like glowing spider webs
  • 11. The 'Vegas Strip' of casinos and hotels, said to be the brightest spot on Earth, stands out in this image of Las Vegas at night
  • 13. Montreal The Canadian city of Montreal is seen lit up at night in an orbital motion photo taking from the International Space Station
  • 15. El Paso, Texas El Paso, Texas, on the U.S. side of the Rio Grande, is marked by brightly-lit Interstate Highway I-10 that cuts across the city. It is bordered by Ciudad Juaréz, Mexico
  • 17. Southern California The striking lights of southern California, as captured by astronaut Don Pettit
  • 18. Tokyo
  • 19. Tokyo The night lights of Tokyo, like many Japanese cities, have a blue-green glow caused by mercury vapour lighting
  • 21. London This night-time view of London, captured in 2003, shows how the population density rapidly drops off from the city's bright urban centre. It was taken at 7.22pm on February 4. Thin clouds are evident in the fuzzy character of patterns for some of the surrounding smaller cities