Satellite View Of India During Diwali

Some claim it shows india during diwali but it does not.

Satellite view of india during diwali. A picture of india on diwali taken from space by nasa has by now become a standing joke. Some claim it shows india during diwali but it doesn t. Yes it s a real satellite image but it s a composite with. Defense meteorological satellite program dmsp satellites and it s a color composite created in 2003 by noaa scientist chris elvidge to highlight population growth.

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. India today anti fake news war room afwa has found the post to be misleading. This is not an image of india taken by a nasa satellite on diwali night but a composite of satellite photos of india created by the national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa in 2003 to highlight population growth over time. Therefore the picture shown is not a satellite image of india during diwali night.

Nighttime view of southern asia. This picture shows the. Us defense meteorological satellite program this photo which is routinely circulated on diwali is described as a picture of india from space taken by nasa during the festival of lights. However nasa has recently released a satellite image of india during diwali night as taken on november 12 2012.

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. It s based on data from u s. This image comes from satellite data too but not a single satellite on a single night. 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.

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