[TimeStar] View above Morocco, SUNSET FROM OUTER SPACE.

[Terry]

> SUNSET FROM OUTER SPACE
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  THIS PHOTO IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. BE SURE TO READ THE TEXT BELOW TO HAVE A
  BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT YOU ARE VIEWING. IT IS HISTORIC TOO AS THIS IS
  THE LAST MISSION FOR COLUMBIA.

  [Image]
  The photograph attached was taken by the crew on board the Columbia during its
  last mission, on a cloudless day.

  The picture is of Europe and Africa when the sun is setting. Half of the
  picture is in night. The bright dots you see are the cities lights.

  The top part of Africa is the SaharaDesert. Note that the lights are already
  on in Holland, Paris, and Barcelona, and that's it's still daylight
  in Dublin, London, Lisbon, andMadrid. Clearly lit up are Rome, Napoli, Milano,
  and Paris (still light but lit up).  Above Paris is a huge amount of light
  from Brussels (Belgium), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Koln, Bonn and Frankfurt
  (Germany).  To the lower right, Munich, Berlin and Hamburg (Germany) above
  that.  To the right Warsaw (Poland).  On the Mediterranean Sea, Athens
  (Greece).  Below in Africa, Lagos, Ibadan and the Nigerian coast.
  The sun is still shining on the Strait of Gibraltar. The Mediterranean Sea is
  already in darkness.
  In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean you can see the AzoresIslands; below them
  to the right are the Madeira Islands; a bit below are the Canary Islands; and
  further South, close to the farthest western point of Africa, are the Cape
  Verde islands.

  The different depths of the Atlantic Ocean can be seen by the different colors
  - the darker the blue, the deeper.

  Note that the Sahara is huge and can be seen clearly both during Daytime and
  night time.

  To the left, on top, is Greenland, totally frozen.
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