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This image was taken by ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti from the International Space Station. She commented: “Forgot where I took this picture. Very distinct pretty lines of light – looks familiar to anyone? #HelpRequired”
Astronauts can set their cameras to take pictures automatically while they work on experiments, so they do not always know themselves – and computer programmes cannot help.
Helping astronauts find what they photographed can be fun but it also helps researchers investigating light pollution – unnecessary lights that shine upwards instead of guiding our way at night.
A large database of pictures of cities at night taken from above offers a wealth of information if correctly identified. Researchers can chart the development of street lighting over time and compare it with other sources of information such as energy consumption or populations of night animals.
Find out how you can help and improve your geography knowledge with the Cities at Night project.
This image has been identified as Damman in Saudi Arabia. The King Abdulaziz Seaport extending into the Perisan Gulf top-right is a distinctive clue.
Follow Samantha for more wonderful images of Earth and space via samanthacristoforetti.esa.int
Credit: ESA/NASA
... Jokes apart, #HelpRequired! Where is this? I know it was a pass over South America...
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Do you know what the distinct snow-capped mountain is? Robo arm is almost pointing at it #HelpRequired
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Forgot where I took this picture. Very distinct pretty lines of light - looks familiar to anyone? #HelpRequired
Credits: ESA/NASA
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Flying over the Adriatic, looking East onto the Balkans. Anyone knows what the green lights are? #HelpRequired
Credits: ESA/NASA
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... Do you recognize it? Should be in South-Western US or in Mexico... #HelpRequired
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More #HelpRequired! Anyone happens to live here? Would love to know where this was!
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Pashupatinath Temple on the bank of Bagmati river, Kathmandu, Nepal; Photo from 1974
The temple, listed in UNESCO World Heritage Sites, is one of the most significant Hindu temples of Shiva in the world, first erected on the banks of the Bagmati River more than 1,000 years ago.. One of the most astonishing decorations of the temple is the huge golden statue of Nandi - Shiva’s bull.
As young man, I visited the temple and dare the risky adventure to shoot this photo looking down from an inner terrace of the temple ( risky, because only followers of Hinduism can enter in the main temple normally)
Pashupatinath Temple had not suffered too much damage in these shocking days, but in the cremation area onto the main path, rows of corpses covered in saffron sheets be brought and cremated on the banks of the river to travel their last journey with the waters of the sacred river Bagmati, which later meets the holy river Ganges, extra cremation pyres had been set up, but they were not enough......
This richly decorated temple with many sculptures is believed to make wishes come true. My wish today goes at the world to stand by the wonderful local residents of Nepal after the disasters of the earthquakes met the poor country in the last days with full force.
Please hold hands with them and help to ease the unimaginable hardship that hits the poor country. Your help is bitterly needful!
Please help by making a donation see www.gofundme.com/2j8slw
Brestnitsa village has better living conditions than Studentskigrad as at least they have some bricks and mortar around them. However the conditions are far from ideal with little sanitation and no running water in to the homes. During the winter in the mountains the temperature can get even lower than -15 degrees. The men walk into the mountains during the day to look for anything they can sell such as berries and mushrooms. They barely make enough to survive. How do you bring up children in such conditions it must be really tough. Neither of these two children spoke any English and I did not speak Roma but hopefully this image will speak for all three of us.
To see the rest of the images in this series go to www.flickr.com/photos/mark-edwards/sets/72157632133197257/
They come from my wife's collection, but I haven't determined yet what they might be. If someone has any idea, I'd be much obliged.
This one has a lot going on - dark orange and yellow spots on a marble-like surface, with greenish-grey marks of what looks like yet another material.
They come from my wife's collection, but I haven't determined yet what they might be. If someone has any idea, I'd be much obliged.
This one has very thin perfect hexagons (with hexagon-shaped patterns on it) with a metallic gleam that's hard to capture on camera.
They come from my wife's collection, but I haven't determined yet what they might be. If someone has any idea, I'd be much obliged.
I was thinking along the lines of granite with spinel-like crystals in it.
Has any Flickr user ever tried using NEOFINDER? I always used MEDIA PRO but now that's defunct, my filing system is in total disarray and I HATE messy files! I'm told NeoFinder is an excellent replacement for Media Pro and so have splurged out decent dosh for my copy but I just can't get to grips with it and it's driving me bonkers! Aaaaaargh!
At Reddish Vale. Not a very good photo but posted because I understand these birds normally live "down South". Having consulted RSPB's "Birds Of Britain And Europe" I was tempted to say it's a Marsh Warbler as it states they have pale legs(which this has but you can't see in this pic) whereas the Reed Warbler has dark legs. Any information, clarification, or indeed alternative identification would be gratefully received.