Rather Depressing View of the Earth
This was taken from the ESA’s Rosetta Spacecraft while enroute to a comet. On it’s way, it passed over the night-side of the Earth and took this image:
Image Credit: ESA
What’s depressing is that how bright the lights are, and how many. This is only a five second exposure, look at all the photons we are blazing into space.
Please turn off a light people.
Here’s the full press release.
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2 opinions for Rather Depressing View of the Earth
david okenka
Dec 1, 2007 at 2:08 am
hi tOny. i did see your BIG400…. video long time ago.. im thinking is that really possible to talk you thrue email. i live in extremly different world than you, but the sky is the same here and i never have time to look at it. im 22,i do lots of sport, i work a lot, my father was a really inteligent man, but we never find words together…how close… so im different from all people around me with interest in universe and system that we live in.. ( sea,-one coral in sea,-milions of living systems on one rock..different sizes..thats how i look at universe ) i study our live(life) by not doing any notes and forgeting everything..but i always find the last tread(threat,thin cloth).. in my life– every 4 years cycle…. memory builds up,(universe is getting bigger) your dreams are coming exactly how you want it, with bad sides also, BALANCE ..since you are very very litlle, looking at adults and thinking ohh they think i dont know…. tOny if possiblle let me now you get it i would love to do conversation with you… maybe video.. i dont think i can make it.. what do i want to find out?? be happy from information that i know about universe. DO YOU BELIVE IN GOD? i do belive that we are parts of other live(life)–as–same way like your video is part of your live– video cannot be compared with your live.. understand?? that different. or dream that i had yesterday night. i was so enjoying it and then i woke up, and relize that i live something extremly different and really alive,, thanks tOny hope i told you something that might have your interest. GOOG LUCK. you are very strong and helpfull individual be carefull on your self..
david okenka
Dec 1, 2007 at 2:10 am
let me know if tOny read this
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