Earth at Night

Earth at Night

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Earth at Night Panoramic Image

Buy this lovely photo of the Earth at Night imaged by NASA showing rivers of light shining in the night. Stunning.

This is what the Earth looks at night:

Human-made lights highlight particularly developed or populated areas of the Earth's surface, including the seaboards of Europe, the eastern United States, and Japan. Many large cities are located near rivers or oceans so that they can exchange goods cheaply by boat. Particularly dark areas include the central parts of South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia. The above image is actually a composite of hundreds of pictures made by the orbiting DMSP satellites.

This image of Earth’s city lights was created with data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Operational Linescan System (OLS). Originally designed to view clouds by moonlight, the OLS is also used to map the locations of permanent lights on the Earth’s surface.

The brightest areas of the Earth are the most urbanized, but not necessarily the most populated. (Compare western Europe with China and India.) Cities tend to grow along coastlines and transportation networks. Even without the underlying map, the outlines of many continents would still be visible. The United States interstate highway system appears as a lattice connecting the brighter dots of city centers. In Russia, the Trans-Siberian railroad is a thin line stretching from Moscow through the center of Asia to Vladivostok. The Nile River, from the Aswan Dam to the Mediterranean Sea, is another bright thread through an otherwise dark region.

Even more than 100 years after the invention of the electric light, some regions remain thinly populated and unlit. Antarctica is entirely dark. The interior jungles of Africa and South America are mostly dark, but lights are beginning to appear there. Deserts in Africa, Arabia, Australia, Mongolia, and the United States are poorly lit as well (except along the coast), along with the boreal forests of Canada and Russia, and the great mountains of the Himalaya.
Publisher's Note:
We were lucky to get an extremely high resolution image from NASA, not available through normal sources. This image can be printed to very large dimensions, without image quality loss. The best Earth at Night photo anywhere!

See also Earth by Day Panorama, or the stunning dark image of Saturn at Night.

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Sizes are in inches and these are our defaults. If you require custom border sizes or no border, then please contact us or specify in the comments section at Checkout.

Unframed Premium and Fine Art Prints

Prints over 11"x14" come with borders by default.

Paper Size Image Size Border
04"x06" 04"x06" 0"
05"x07" 05"x07" 0"
08"x10" 08"x10" 0"
11"x14" 10"x13" 0.5"
12"x18" 11"x17" 0.5"
16"x20" 15"x19" 0.5"
24"x30" 22"x28" 1"
24"x36" 22"34" 1"
30"x40" 28"x38" 1"
    All images are cropped to fit the selected size within +/- .5". Therefore, some part of the image may not appear in the final print, when comparing to the online thumbnail. This missing part may appear on the sides or the top and bottom. This is a standard printing practice so that the finished product will fit standard frame sizes. This cropping is the default action.

    If you would like uncropped images, tell us by putting a note in the comment section at Checkout. Keep in mind that the uncropped image size will always be smaller than the ordered size.

    The actual sizes of objects in the image may not vary within 1/2" due to printer resizing during the final print imaging on the printers.

    Shipping Policies

    $4.99 Flat shipping for small Unframed Prints

    • Orders 11x14 and smaller that fit in a smaller mailer will be shipped flat by USPS First Class for $4.99 to anywhere within the US.

    Unframed Prints larger than 11x14

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    • We ship worldwide and have served customers from over 100 different countries.
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    Shipping Pricing

    Unframed prints under 11x14 are $4.99 for Economy USA orders since they can be sent out flat. For larger size unframed prints, they are $6.99. For all else, shipping cost are based on price per item. Please see below.

    Shipping is not a profit center for us. With that said, we will package your order in a protected, industry-standard method so that the order arrives safely at your door.

    Note: Shipping transit times below are dependent on the carrier's ability to deliver on time and are not guaranteed by Sky Image Lab.

    Economy Shipping (USA)

    Item Price Destination Production Days Days in Transit Total Days Shipping Cost

    Up to $60

    USA

    2 3-6 5-8 $18
    $61-$209 USA 3-5 3-6 6-11

    $23

    $210-$599 USA 3-5 3-6 6-11 $28
    $600+ USA 4-6 3-6 7-12 $135


    Standard Shipping (USA)

     Item Price Destination Production Days Days in Transit Total Days Shipping Cost

    Up to $60

     USA

    2 2-4 4-6 $23
    $61-$209 USA 3-5 2-4 6-9

    $28

    $210-$599 USA 3-5 3-5 6-10 $35
    $600+ USA 4-6 3-5 7-11 $145

     

    International Shipping

    International shipping will be billed at cost depending on the shipping location.

    Publisher's Note:
    Unless specified, all images will be printed in either portrait or landscape orientation in the size you specify. The first product image on this page is cropped as a square for site consistency.

    Larger sized unframed prints will come with Print Sizes and Borders by default to allow your local framer to present your piece according to your preferences.

    Media Choices

    MetalPrint Ready to Hang

    Increasingly our most popular option. Dyes are directly infused into specially coated aluminum sheets, creating a highly vibrant, detailed print. Images will take on an almost magical luminescence.

    The print will be paired with a custom Float Mount Hanger, allowing for easy display that floats 0.5" off the wall.

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    Gallary-wrapped Canvas

    Bring depth to any room with our canvas option. Made with a print on Professional Photo Paper bonded onto museum quality canvas. The print is then wrapped around an artist's stretcher frame at a 1-1.5" depth, with finished mounting hardware.

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    Unframed Prints

    Premium Prints
    Uses Kodak ENDURA Premier Luster paper, providing a slight gloss, often pearl-like texture.

    Fine Art Prints
    Differentiate your presentation and show your audience how much you care about quality with Breathing Color Elegance Velvet paper. It has a high white point, remarkable ink load capacity, and best-in-class image quality that far exceeds the limitations of virtually every paper of its kind.

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