Satellite Pic Of India On Diwali

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Satellite pic of india on diwali.

This image of india has been circulating on the internet for years. Of course nasa s iconic and obviously fake satellite image of india celebrating diwali every year resurfaced on the internet. This is what india looked like from space in 2012. Prime minister modi who had had on friday urged people to turn off lights at their homes for nine minutes at 9 pm to display the country s collective resolve.

Compared to the map of india s night lights above the following image from 2012 shows how populations and human settlements have grown over the years. Nasa satellite images of india today. If you are the lucky one during diwali every year the same message of nasa sharing visuals of india from space starts circulating with an image. This picture shows the.

For those who know little about india diwali is a festival of lights which is celebrated across the length and breadth of the country by its 1 25 billion inhabitants. Nasa today released black and white satellite images of india this diwali night cautioning people against the fake image in circulation in social media circles. Reality behind the fake nasa image of diwali night in india from space on diwali night and the real image first of all let me wish all our readers a very healthy and wealthy diwali. A picture of india on diwali taken from space by nasa has by now become a standing joke.

Yes it s a real satellite image but it s a composite with. On november 12 2012. 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. Some claim it shows india during diwali but it doesn t.

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.