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South of France at Night

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: t-eufra-00048

Image Size 300 DPI: 36 * 24 cm

The brightly lit metropolitan areas of Torino (Italy), Lyon, and Marseille (both in France) stand out amidst numerous smaller urban areas in this dramatic astronaut photograph. The image captures the nighttime appearance of the France-Italy border. The southwestern end of the Alps Mountains separates the two countries. The island of Corsica is visible in the Ligurian Sea to the south (image top). The full moon reflects brightly on the water surface and also illuminates the tops of low patchy clouds over the border (image center). This image was taken by an International Space Station (ISS) astronaut at approximately 11:55 p.m. local time, on april 28, 2010, when the ISS was located over the France-Belgium border near Luxembourg.

Keywords for this photo:

2010 - CITY - CORSICA - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - EXPEDITION 23 - FRANCE - ITALY - LIGHT - LIGHT POLLUTION - LYON - MARSEILLE - MEDITERRANEAN SEA - NIGHT - REFLECTION -