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Oh Yeah!  They Know We’re Here

Oh Yeah! They Know We’re Here

March 25, 2008 By Sam Sloan 6 Comments

If there is intelligent life out there zooming around in their interstellar craft then without doubt, should they happen upon us at night there would be little doubt that there is at least semi-intelligent life on this planet.

Here is what an alien would see if they passed close to Earth oribit over the North American Continent at night.

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[View of parts of Canada, the USA, Mexico, Central America & Caribbean at night taken from the orbiting International Space Station]

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  1. Deven Science says

    March 25, 2008 at 7:27 pm

    That is a LOT of light polution.

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  2. Thomas from Flag says

    March 25, 2008 at 9:54 pm

    Where is the base photo at Sam, these seems a bit off as someone who lives in Flagstaff and our little corner of the Southwest is known for it’s dark skies. I know roughly geographicly where we and the Grand Canyon are, but there is far too much light to be there.

    Not doubting you, but doubting the processing at the source. 😉

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  3. Sam says

    March 25, 2008 at 10:12 pm

    SciTech section of Fox News. I have no doubt that the image has been slightly doctored at the source, although I have seen similar, real time images from the ISS over the last few years…but I agree, this one looks a tad enhanced.

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  4. Lobo7922 says

    March 26, 2008 at 1:18 am

    Alien1:
    – Look at that, seems like that planet has inteligent life.
    Alien2:
    – Nah, thats imposible, it must be some natural phenomenon.
    Alien1:
    – Yea you’re right…

    Reply
  5. Vanessa says

    March 26, 2008 at 5:31 pm

    Either way, beautiful picture! Closest way for me to become an astronaut…through cool pictures like these! 😉

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  6. Richard Amirault says

    March 26, 2008 at 7:28 pm

    I really don’t think this picture is supposed to represent what the human eye sees from space.

    See:

    http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=4333

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