This is us...
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From the source:
"The image is a panoramic view of the world from the new space station. It is an absolutely awesame picture of the Earth taken from the Boeing built Space Station last November on a perfect night with no obscuring atmospheric conditions.
It is a night photo with the lights clearly indicating the populated areas. Note that Canada's population is almost exclusively along the U.S. border.
Moving east to Europe, there is a high population concentration along the Mediterranean Coast. It's easy to spot London, Paris, Stockholm and Vienna.
Note the Nile River and the rest of Africa. After the Nile, the lights don't come on again until Johannesburg. Look at the Australian Outback and the Trans-Siberian Rail Route. Moving east, the most striking observation is the difference between North and South Korea. Note the density of Japan."
Quite amazing.
Hope you'll all have a lovely time tomorrow night, wherever you will be. Terry and I will spend a quiet (or not!:) night at home but are going to a big traditional neighborhood lunch on New Years Day held at our North Beach - Live Worms Gallery. There will be artists, poets, writers and other good people... lots of food, good cheer, poems read and songs sang.
Thank you all for reading and commenting on my blog this year. It's been fun getting to know you and knowing you're here!
Wishing you all best and a Happy 2010!
xoxoxo
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