Come to My Garden

This photograph was taken by the crew on board the Columbia during its
last mission. This photograph was taken via satellite, on a cloudless
day.

The picture is of Europe and Africa when the sun is setting. Half of
the picture is in night. The bright dots you see are the cities lights. The
top part of Africa is the Sahara Desert. Note that the lights are already
on in Holland, Paris, and Barcelona, and that's it's still daylight in
London, Lisbon, and Madrid. The sun is still shining on the Straight of
Gibraltar.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, are the Cape Verde
Islands.
Note that the Sahara is huge and can be seen clearly both during
daytime and nighttime. To the left, on top, is Greenland, totally
frozen.
"Thanks Dukee for the info and the pic :o) "