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Kuwait City at Night
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Published September 17, 2012
The patterns and colors of lighting reveal the urban geography of the capital city.
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Gas Flares in Bahía de Campeche
Published September 14, 2012
Daytime and nighttime satellite imagery shows the burning of methane that goes together with the oil extraction process.
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Night View of Hurricane Isaac
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Published August 30, 2012
Isaac, a slow-moving storm, hit the Gulf Coast as a category 1 hurricane on August 28, 2012.
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Mount Tongariro Erupts
Published August 8, 2012
A new satellite captured the eruption of a volcano at night on New Zealand's North Island.
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Night View of Fires in Siberia
Published August 7, 2012
The Suomi NPP satellite carries an instrument so sensitive to low light levels that it can detect wildfires in the middle of the night.
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The Lights of London
Published July 26, 2012
Unique satellite instruments capture the view of the Olympic host city at night.
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Power Outages in Washington, DC Area
Published July 4, 2012
A powerful line of thunderstorms knocked out power to millions of households in the U.S. Midwest and Mid Atlantic on June 29, 2012.
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U.S. Atlantic Seaboard at Night
Published May 23, 2011
One of the largest conurbations in the world is located along East Coast of the United States, and stretches from Boston to Washington.
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City Lights, 2003
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Published November 29, 2008
Observations collected at night shed light on the changing face of our planet.
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Tokyo at Night
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Published April 22, 2008
This nighttime photograph of Tokyo, Japan, was taken by International Space Station astronaut Dan Tani on February 5, 2008. The heart of the city is brightest, with ribbons of lights radiating outward from the center along streets and railways.
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