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This composite image shows Earth's night lights as observed in 2016. The compositing technique selected the best cloud-free nights in each month over each land mass.

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English: This composite image shows Earth's night lights as observed in 2016. The compositing technique selected the best cloud-free nights in each month over each land mass. The team has also reprocessed 2012 data with the new techniques so that researchers can compare and contrast light sources over the years. By late 2017, Román and colleagues hope to provide daily high-definition views of Earth at night.
Español: Esta imagen compuesta muestra las luces de la Tierra de noche como se observó en 2016. El técnico de fotomontaje seleccionó las noches con las condiciones menos nubladas durante un mes sobre cada masa de tierra. El equipo también ha reprocesado datos de 2012 con este nuevo técnico para que los investigadores puedan comparar fuentes de luz con los años. A finales de 2017, Román y sus colegas esperan que entreguen vistas de la Tierra de noche cada día en definición alta.
Русский: Изображение ночных огней, созданное из спутниковых фотографий Земли, сделанных в 2016 году
Українська: Зображення нічних вогнів, створене з супутникових фотографій Землі, зроблених в 2016 році.
Čeština: Složený snímek ukazuje noční pohled na zemský povrch v roce 2016.
Français : Image satellite composite montrant l'émission nocturne de lumière depuis la Terre vers l'espace (2016).
Magyar: Kompozit kép a Föld éjszakai fényeivel 2016-ból
Македонски: Повеќеделна составена слика на ноќните светла на Земјината топка во 2016 г.
Nederlands: Uit verschillende foto's uit 2016 samengesteld beeld van de Aarde bij nacht
Português: Imagem composta que mostra as luzes noturnas da Terra observadas em 2016 pelo satélite Suomi NPP.
العربية: تظهر الصور من المركبة الفضائية الأضواء المسائية في كوكب الأرض، سُجلت عام 2016.
Bosanski: Ova kompozitna slika iz 2016. godine prikazuje noćna svjetla na Zemlji.
Эрзянь: Вейсь стать фотокувтне невтить Моданть веть валдонть 2016 иестэ.
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Source NASA https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/new-night-lights-maps-open-up-possible-real-time-applications (image link)
Author NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Suomi NPP VIIRS data from Miguel Román, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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