India Diwali Night Satellite View

It took over nine days in april 2012 and thirteen days in october 2012 during 312 orbits at 824 kilometers 512 miles to capture the whole earth.

India diwali night satellite view.

Pics story oct 18 2014. This picture shows the. Diwali night satellite view of india beautiful images collection. Fake images birds eye view diwali india space pics night imagination color maps.

On the left is an image released by nasa earth observatory on december 5 2012 that shows india during diwali celebrations on the night of november 12 2012. On october 19 the 60 year old italian astronaut shared a photo of india taken from space. The celebration which has roots as a harvest festival usually. The image above is from a nasa satellite known as suomi npp for national polar orbiting partnership.

The bright and colorful satellite image claimed as map of india during diwali night has got nothing do with diwali. Apr 8 2017 a satellite imagery of india on diwali night released by nasa. The real picture of india from space on diwali night was taken on november 12 2012 by the visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs on the suomi npp satellite. The main image of the earth at night 2012 was captured by nasa using the suomi national polar orbiting partnership suomi npp satellite.

The image in question is put up by national geophysical data centre of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration usa and is actually a composite satellite view of india at night showing the change in night illumination during the period 1992 2003. Like the fake image this also is an image clicked in november 2012. Nasa the national space agency of the u s on thursday released a black and white satellite imagery of india diwali night 2012 cautioning people against the fake image in circulation on the social. Apr 8 2017 a satellite imagery of india on diwali night released by nasa.

On november 12 2012 the visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs on the suomi npp satellite captured this nighttime view of southern asia nasa said releasing a picture of india on this diwali night. On that day hindus around the world light lamps candles and firecrackers as part of a five day festival.