Sunset from Space

Pilar (the boss lady) sent me this picture:

I’m not sure if it’s a Photoshop job or not but here’s the text that came with the picture:

“I thought this was a cool picture.

This photo was taken via satellite, on a cloudless day. Note how the lights

are already on in Holland, Paris, and Barcelona, and how it’s still daylight

in London, Lisbon, and Madrid. The sun is still shining on the Straight of

Gibraltar, and the Mediterranean Sea is already in darkness.

In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean you can see the Azores Islands; below

them to the right are the Madeira Islands; a bit below are the Canary

Islands; and further south, close to the farthest western point of Africa,

the Cape Verde Islands.

The Sahara is huge and can be seen clearly both during daytime and

nighttime. To the left, on top, is Greenland, totally frozen.”

UPDATE: Here’s how it was done… (March 31, 2003)