flynn
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posted on January 3, 2001 01:35:16 PM
This is really really cool - but it takes about 3 minutes to load into your browser. It's a satellite photo of the earth with all the lights. Very interesting.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg
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jm10m
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posted on January 3, 2001 01:51:39 PM
Whaoooo THAT is an awesome pic.. Thanks for putting it up.
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flynn
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posted on January 3, 2001 02:05:36 PM
I first saw it on my Dad's computer at work today and it was okay - but when I came home and looked at it on my new computer it took my breath away - you can even see the snow in Antartica with it!
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zeenza
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posted on January 3, 2001 02:13:53 PM
Hey Flynn,
It gets even better as I travel around that website!
Excellent solar pics...Thanks.
Great way to spend Ebay downtime...
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cossc/misc.html
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flynn
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posted on January 3, 2001 02:22:04 PM
Isn't our universe just something else? Makes ya feel a tad insignificant, doesn't it?
edited 'cuz I can't spell!
[ edited by flynn on Jan 3, 2001 02:49 PM ]
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petpost
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posted on January 3, 2001 02:46:11 PM
...I told you to *please* turn off that light!!! I can't sleep when it's on! Sheeesh!!
pet post
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jamesoblivion
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posted on January 3, 2001 04:27:31 PM
Wow, that's something. Here's the link, clickable:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg
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libbyparsons
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posted on January 3, 2001 04:32:12 PM
It doesn't show in my browser
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nanastuff
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posted on January 3, 2001 04:34:05 PM
Thank you, Flynn. That is wonderful. Janet
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flynn
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posted on January 3, 2001 04:35:44 PM
libby
It didn't show in mine completely the first time either, so I hit reload/refresh and then it worked - I'm so glad I finally contributed something useful to this board!
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libbyparsons
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posted on January 3, 2001 04:37:24 PM
Nope  Doesn't work. I want to see it!
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flynn
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posted on January 3, 2001 05:01:31 PM
Libby
Here is a small version I can't rembember how to do a link:
http://yoursandmineantiques.com/ebay/earthlights.jpg
[ edited by flynn on Jan 3, 2001 05:03 PM ]
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atireus
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posted on January 3, 2001 05:05:46 PM
Totally awesome!!!!!!
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nettak
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posted on January 3, 2001 05:20:21 PM
flynn, that was a lovely sight.
Jamesoblivion, thank you for the clickable link.
I had to learn to spell.
[ edited by nettak on Jan 3, 2001 05:21 PM ]
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libbyparsons
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posted on January 3, 2001 05:25:53 PM
Thankyou! That is so great! 
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roadsmith
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posted on January 3, 2001 06:22:27 PM
Thaaaaaaanks!
And I'd never have guessed that Africa would be so lit up! And Australia so very dark! Those are the main surprises to me.
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anothertreasure
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posted on January 3, 2001 07:32:55 PM
Does Canada have electricity yet?
Just kidding!!
If you look in the very center of Australia you'll see eBay's headquarters - very dark
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redvving
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posted on January 3, 2001 08:07:43 PM
That awesome panorama should give everyone a real idea of the impact human beings have on this plant. Global warming... pshaw! CO2 and hydrocarbons elevated in the atmosphere by "measly" consumers... naw! In the words of one of the great thinkers of our time.. Rush Limbaugh! "Volcanos give off more hydrocarbons than people do!" Some folks should stick to what their best at... propagating fertilizer.
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