The spectacular night-time images of our Earth are fascinating and exciting in their detail. Embark on a journey to the dark places and light-filled areas of the Earth.
Wherever people live on the planet, they leave patterns of light behind at night. Where can you see urban centres, rural areas, industrial sites and transport links? How do oceans, vegetation and deserts appear at night? And which places are not yet illuminated by artificial light sources? This impressive large-format poster explains and illustrates NASA's famous "Earth at night" photograph in detail with lots of text and cartographic elements.
In addition, the locations of the 100 most important observatories in the world are marked and listed with data. Of these, the largest telescopes used for scientific purposes are located in the darkest places on Earth, where they can explore the star-studded sky in its original intensity undisturbed – a sight that has unfortunately been lost to many people in the densely populated areas of civilisation.
