Satellite Image Of India On Diwali Night 2019

The image was tweeted by an astronaut with the european space agency.

Satellite image of india on diwali night 2019.

Some claim it shows india during diwali but it doesn t. A picture of india on diwali taken from space by nasa has by now become a standing joke. Explore recent images of storms wildfires property and more. The image is in fact many images to show how population has grown in india from 1992 to 2003.

An image claiming to be of diwali lights seen from space makes the rounds on social networks every year. 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. Like the fake image this also is an image clicked in november 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.

This image of india has been circulating on the internet for years. Previously known as flash earth. 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.

Yes it s a real satellite image but it s a composite with. 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. The viirs instrument on board is the nasa noaa suomi npp satellite which captures high resolution view of earth at night.