Earthshine

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1. Mohammad Elsheimy says:

   25 December 2010 at 13:37

   Do you kn0w that Egypt Nile looks like a Lotus flower when seen from above?
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nile_River_Delta_at_Night.JPG
   (source- NASA Earth Observatory
   http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=46820)
2. John says:

   25 December 2010 at 15:30

   Mohammad: Thanks for pointing out the amazing photo. I hadn’t seen that.

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