Night Earth - See the Earth at Night from Space

Updated tech stack

2023-03-23T15:43:00Z

Compiled backend code for faster startup. Upgraded to OpenLayers 7, latest version of Cesium, and related dependencies. Visual fixes and enhancements. Added Hindi support.

Aurora and day/night fixes

2023-03-14T20:32:00Z

Fixed Northern Lights for which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has modified the source data. Migrated database for better speed and security. Fix in the restore of the setting for the day/night layer. Removed buggy terrain layer for now.

3D view

2016-07-09T18:56:00Z

New 3D view of the world at night, thanks to OpenLayers and Cesium, and using imagery from OpenStreetMap, Thunderforest, Mapbox, and Mapquest

Clouds layer

2015-04-01T21:30:00Z

New clouds layer added to Night Earth. Where can the stars be seen better from?

Aurora Borealis / Aurora Australis (Northern Lights / Southern Lights)

2015-04-02T01:00:00Z

New realtime view of the Aurora Borealis / Aurora Australis (Northern Lights / Southern Lights). Just press the Aurora button on the left hand side of the map.

Kachidoki Bridge

2008-02-25T11:01:22Z

I eat Monjya

Binnenhof, Den Haag, Netherlands

2008-01-04T12:26:49Z

Collection of buildings used by the Dutch parliament.

Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

2008-01-04T12:18:43Z

Concert hall situated next to the Amstel river, in Amsterdam.

dusk at Benidorm

2007-07-10T08:08:06Z

View of a summer dusk at Benidorm. You can see the city skyscrapers to the left, and the sun hiding behind the mountain to the right of the image.

Acueducto de Plasencia, Spain

2007-06-11T02:50:18Z

Night view of the Arcos de San Antón of the Actueducto de Plasencia, with the full Moon behind. This aqueduct used to cross over the "Ruta de la Plata", being known today as the N-630 road. It was built in the XVI century to bring water from Sierra de Cabezabellosa and El Torno to the city. It has a maximum height of 18 meters and a length of 300 meters.

Ferry

2007-06-08T10:19:02Z

Esta foto se hizo en el viaje de vuelta desde Portsmouth a Cherbourg, después de pasar unos días en Brighton con nuestro amigo Hyla. Debían de ser las 5 de la mañana cuando se hizo la foto, así que no es totalmente de noche, pero casi :)

Detailed Night Map of Seoul

2007-05-21T01:34:12Z

Detailed map of the city of Seoul, Korea. Taken by NASA astronauts from the International Space Station. Photo number: ISS010-E-12103.

Detailed Night Map of London

2007-05-21T01:32:42Z

Detailed map of the city of London, UK. Taken by NASA astronauts from the International Space Station. Photo number: ISS006-E-22939.

Puerta de la hermita de San Roque

2007-05-16T12:11:35Z

Puerta de la hermita de San Roque de Callosa con la iluminación antigua.

San Roque y el Castillo de Callosa

2007-05-15T12:39:15Z

Very beautiful view of the hermitage of San Roque (left, orange lights) and the castle of Callosa de Segura (right, white lights), in Spain, as seen at night from the city. It is interesting the intense contrast of colors we can see in the photo.

Callosa Nevada

2007-05-12T05:51:10Z

Callosa de Segura. La calle es la Rambla Baja. Esta oscureciendo y en el fondo se puede ver la sierra de callosa con la cima nevada, algo insolito.

Paseo de la Explanada, Alicante, Spain

2007-05-11T12:51:22Z

This avenue next to the harbor of Alicante is known as "Paseo de la Explanada". It is very famous for its four rows of palm trees and the peculiar pattern and colors that its more than six million marble floor tiles creates. It's said that this waved pattern mimics the waves of the sea.

Barcelona by night

2007-05-11T04:47:24Z

Photo taken from the Montjuic hill of Barcelona, Spain, on december 2004. From this place we can see most of the city.

Harbor area of Málaga

2007-05-10T08:06:44Z

Image of the harbor of Málaga (Spain) taken from the castle, in February, 2006.

De Waag, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2007-05-10T04:26:51Z

In the middle of the night of Amsterdam we found this building, whose lights and the lights of the surrounding shops got reflected in the quiet water of the channel making a beautiful image. Taken in January, 2007.

Christmas tree over the Rhône River in Geneve, Switzerland

2007-05-10T03:00:56Z

Taken in Geneve, Switzerland in december, 2003. The trees in the middle of the Rhône River were decorated with intense lights. There were some ducks swimming around the Christmas Tree.

Night map of the whole Earth

2007-04-30T12:12:00Z

The "Earth's City Lights" image provided by the NASA, in full resolution (16384x8192), ready to be printed. This is a compressed version of the base image used to create the <a href="index.php">Night Earth</a> map. Go to <a href="http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=1438">NASA's Visible Earth</a> site to obtain the original image.

Detailed Night Map of Los Angeles

2007-04-28T12:08:00Z

Detailed map of the city of Los Angeles, USA. Taken by NASA astronauts from the International Space Station. Photo number: ISS006-E-36913.

Detailed Night Map of Buenos Aires

2007-04-28T12:07:00Z

Detailed map of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Taken by NASA astronauts from the International Space Station. Photo number: ISS006-E-24987.

Detailed Night Map of Chicago

2007-04-28T12:03:00Z

Detailed map of the city of Chicago, USA. Taken by NASA astronauts from the International Space Station. Photo number: ISS006-E-36391.