Satellite Image Of India On Diwali Night 2019

Yes it s a real satellite image but it s a composite with.

Satellite image of india on diwali night 2019.

The image shows what india looks like from space on a typical diwali night or that matter on any night according to nasa. This picture shows the. This image of india has been circulating on the internet for years. 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.

The viirs instrument on board is the nasa noaa suomi npp satellite which captures high resolution view of earth at night. The image was tweeted by an astronaut with the european space agency. Like the fake image this also is an image clicked in november 2012. 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. These satellite images of the earth at night also referred to as night lights are released every decade. Zoom earth shows live weather satellite images updated in near real time and the best high resolution aerial views of the earth in a fast zoomable map. 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.

Explore recent images of storms wildfires property and more. An image claiming to be of diwali lights seen from space makes the rounds on social networks every year. Previously known as flash earth. A picture of india on diwali taken from space by nasa has by now become a standing joke.