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London by night 02/2003
author: Nasa/Novapix
reference: t-euang-00001
Image Size 300 DPI: 25 * 17 cm
This nighttime view of the British capital offers unique insight into the city's urban density and infrastructure as highlighted by electrical lighting. Beyond lie isolated bright areas marking the numerous smaller cities and towns of the region and as far southeast as Hastings on the coast. Note London's two major airports, Heathrow and Gatwick, and the particularly bright, sinuous stretch of the Orbital to the south of the city. The crew of the ISS acquired this image shortly after 7:22 p.m. local time on the evening of February 4, 2003. Either thin, low clouds or perhaps fog is evident in the fuzzy character of patterns for some of the surrounding smaller cities, while that of the warmer urban center is still clear and sharp.
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