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!!!Europe at night 

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This fantasy image of Europe at night is a digital composite of archived satellite images taken both during the day and night. 

The view is different from what an astronaut would see for reasons including a complete lack of clouds and an unrealistic exaggeration of lights and contrasts. Even so, the geography underlying the image is captivating.