Comments on: Buonanotte, Italia

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By: Chris A.

Chris A. — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:46:29 +0000

I’m afraid I find this sort of photo pretty in the same way that the rainbow colors of an oil slick are pretty. Appealing to the eye, yes, but tragic. Imagine a day when the continents are difficult to identify from space because of widespread use of efficient lighting.

An astronomer can dream can’t he?

By: psk

psk — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 18:10:46 +0000

cheers from sicily man!

By: Cynthia Moreno

Cynthia Moreno — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 04:08:04 +0000

Its beautiful! Now if I can only afford to go to Milan… ((((((((

By: idahogie

idahogie — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:32:43 +0000

The Earth Observatory IoTD site says this about the photo:

The International Space Station (ISS) was located over an area of Romania, close to the capital city of Bucharest (approximately 945 kilometers to the northeast) at the time this image was taken.

It seems to me that the picture had to be taken over Algeria or Tunesia. Or was the photo flipped over, such that the POV was actually from the top edge of the image?

They don’t seem to have a forum for discussion the way that APoD does, or I’d ask there.

By: Charles Kuester

Charles Kuester — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:07:19 +0000

RE: Thomas

Light pollution: It’s a lot prettier looking down on it than up through it.

By: Nigel Depledge

Nigel Depledge — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 08:57:44 +0000

The BA said:

Click to empeninsulate

This made me do a double-take. I mis-read it at first.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:50:22 +0000

Wow, an astronomy site and no one’s brought up light pollution.

By: Sam H

Sam H — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:38:48 +0000

Why and how is the solar panel assembly illuminated? Is it the moon?

By: Astrofiend

Astrofiend — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:15:18 +0000

Sweet – I’ll be over there in two weeks, so thanks for getting me psyched!

By: MarkW

MarkW — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:20:51 +0000

Oh wow that is beautiful.

By: tracer

tracer — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:35:01 +0000

It looks like Italy’s on fire….

By: Mario Pascucci

Mario Pascucci — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:38:05 +0000

Hi Phil.
I’m one of your italian followers.
I live in Rome, but starting from tomorrow I’m on vacation, precisely here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/magisstra/5709197473/in/photostream
(Photo by Paolo Nespoli from ISS). It is named “Gargano” and is in the top left in your photo.