An interesting night view of the U. S. taken from a satellite. The major cities are easily spotted -- Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, etc. -- but I was surprised to see that you can spot the major roads! In Florida, for instance, you can see Interstate 75 running northwest from Central Florida thru the center of the state as it heads for Atlanta. You can even see Interstate 95 as it goes thru Jacksonville and heads north up thru the Carolinas. I would guess these are the lights from small towns along the road. Many roads are visible in the midwest, running east and west.
Thanks to Jim Ennes, Kathy Decker, and lately a host of others, I've learned that a huge picture of THE WORLD AT NIGHT as seen from a satellite can be viewed by: CLICKING HERE or go to: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg
to see this amazing amazing graphic! You can also download the picture by right-clicking on it but be advised the size is over 500K in size.
