Very cool! #Istanbul at Night: NASA Image of the Day

Istanbul at Night : Image of the Day

earthobservatory.nasa.gov 09 Sep '12, 10pm

Very cool! #Istanbul at Night: NASA Image of the Day

Most of Istanbul’s Asian suburbs (image right) appear in this night view from the International Space Station, but only about half the area of the city on the European side is visible. The margins of the metropolitan area are clearly visible at night, more so than in daylight images in daylight images. The Bosporus strait (also spelled Bosphorus) famously separates the two halves of the city and links the small Sea of Marmara (and the Mediterranean Sea) to the Black Sea. The strait is 31 kilometers (19 miles) long, most of which is visible in this view. The Bosporus is a very busy waterway, with larger ships passing north-south between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, while competing with numerous ferries that cross east-west between the two halves of the city. Apart from the Sea of Marmara and Black Sea, the other dark areas are wooded hills that provide open spaces f...

Full article: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=79116&s...

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@iironimoka » 21 Sep '12, 8am
RT @DarlaStoff: Nasa niye İstanbul'un fotosunu çekiyo? [link] dün geceyarısı şehrin her yerinden duyulan garip ses neydi? ...
@wildleo1907 » 21 Sep '12, 7am
RT @vardalya: Nasa, neden İstanbul'un fotografini cekiyor? [link] Gece sehrin her yerinden duyulan garip ses #haarp
@vardalya » 21 Sep '12, 7am
Nasa, neden İstanbul'un fotografini cekiyor? [link] Gece sehrin her yerinden duyulan garip ses #haarp
@DarlaStoff » 21 Sep '12, 7am
Nasa niye İstanbul'un fotosunu çekiyo? [link] dün geceyarısı şehrin her yerinden duyulan garip ses neydi? HAARP?
@helperinizbenim » 20 Sep '12, 2pm
[link] istanbul...
@oznurklc » 20 Sep '12, 12pm
RT @ugurgucarslan: nasa'da görevli astronotlar tarafından NikonD3+400mm lens ile çekilen istanbul'un geçe fotoğrafı [link] ...
@ugurgucarslan » 20 Sep '12, 12pm
nasa'da görevli astronotlar tarafından NikonD3+400mm lens ile çekilen istanbul'un geçe fotoğrafı [link] > [link]
@ftmkaraman » 20 Sep '12, 12pm
ama bu şehir... harikasın istanbul: [link]
@husoefendi » 20 Sep '12, 11am
[link] fotoraf 10 numaraymış.
@Neun_Arme » 20 Sep '12, 11am
istanbul at night(mare) [link]
@Opucuk_Baligi » 20 Sep '12, 11am
Nasa'nın yayınladığı son İstanbul fotoğrafıymış. Bu haliyle epey güzel. [link]
@Istanbultelaviv » 16 Sep '12, 6pm
[link] istanbul at night satellite foto
@Data2364 » 13 Sep '12, 8am
RT @AstronautAbby: Can't wait to be up there lookin down! RT @musa_avci: #Istanbul at Night: #NASA Image of the Day [link] ...
@AstronautAbby » 12 Sep '12, 10pm
Can't wait to be up there lookin down! RT @musa_avci: #Istanbul at Night: #NASA Image of the Day [link] [link]
@MehmetAlici07 » 12 Sep '12, 6am
RT @aduygus: Nasa ' dan istanbul bogazi [link]
@aduygus » 12 Sep '12, 6am
Nasa ' dan istanbul bogazi [link]
@vedicakant » 11 Sep '12, 8pm
RT @kitabet: NASA image of the day is the Istanbul of the night: [link] via @TheTurkishLife
@Josefaxe » 11 Sep '12, 7pm
RT @ekilew: istanbull [link]
@ekilew » 11 Sep '12, 7pm
istanbull [link]
@kitabet » 11 Sep '12, 7pm
NASA image of the day is the Istanbul of the night: [link] via @TheTurkishLife
@leisa_michelle » 11 Sep '12, 7pm
“@TheTurkishLife: Very cool! #Istanbul at Night: NASA Image of the Day [link]” SO COOL!
@kmyildiz » 11 Sep '12, 7pm
RT @TheTurkishLife: Very cool! #Istanbul at Night: NASA Image of the Day [link]
@TheTurkishLife » 11 Sep '12, 7pm
Very cool! #Istanbul at Night: NASA Image of the Day [link]
@drhypercube » 11 Sep '12, 1pm
One of my top 3 expat dreams seen from space: [link] (the other 2 are B A and the Namibian backcountry)
@colm_ryan » 10 Sep '12, 9am
Night-time image of Istanbul - the world's second largest city. [link]
@charlesfrith » 10 Sep '12, 8am
Istanbul at Night : Image of the Day [link]
@RafaelBorgesV » 09 Sep '12, 10pm
Istanbul at Night: The cultural, economic, and historic heart of Turkey glows in the night. [link] #ImagenDeLaTierra
@RaivooNET » 09 Sep '12, 10pm
NASA Bilde: Istanbul at Night [link]
@leclercfl » 09 Sep '12, 10pm
Istanbul at Night [link] #image #NASA [link]
@yakarumu » 12 Sep '12, 10pm
RT @TheTurkishLife: Very cool! #Istanbul at Night: NASA Image of the Day [link]
@musa_avci » 12 Sep '12, 1pm
#Istanbul at Night: #NASA Image of the Day [link] [link]
@cencin » 12 Sep '12, 7am
RT @TheTurkishLife: Very cool! #Istanbul at Night: NASA Image of the Day [link]
@firatt » 12 Sep '12, 1am
RT @TheTurkishLife: Very cool! #Istanbul at Night: NASA Image of the Day [link]
@Ongun_Ozyagci » 11 Sep '12, 7pm
RT @TheTurkishLife: Very cool! #Istanbul at Night: NASA Image of the Day [link]
@Irishcane » 11 Sep '12, 7pm
RT @TheTurkishLife: Very cool! #Istanbul at Night: NASA Image of the Day [link]
@LokantaS10 » 11 Sep '12, 7pm
RT @TheTurkishLife: Very cool! #Istanbul at Night: NASA Image of the Day [link]
@saintbilal » 11 Sep '12, 7pm
RT @TheTurkishLife: Very cool! #Istanbul at Night: NASA Image of the Day [link]
@charlesfrith » 10 Sep '12, 1pm
Istanbul at Night [link]
@Flavio58 » 10 Sep '12, 3am
Istanbul at Night: The cultural, economic, and historic heart of Turkey glows in the night. [link]
@USActivities » 10 Sep '12, 3am
Istanbul at Night: The cultural, economic, and historic heart of Turkey glows in the night. [link]
@PatternsD » 09 Sep '12, 11pm
Istanbul at Night [link]
@SamuelSobreira » 09 Sep '12, 10pm
Nasa Image: Istanbul at Night [link]