Oh! The beautiful blue!

The following presentation is based on a slideshow circulating on the internet. It can also be found at sites such as and science-technology-ppt-powerpoint/ science-technology-ppt-powerpoint/ Some adaptations have been made for educational purposes The Earth from SolarEclipseThroughSp4, a NASA ppt presentation

NIGHT IS FALLING ON EARTH

The earth’s rotation around itself is the cause of day and night. Both day and night begin in the east. The people on Kiribati islands in the Pacific Ocean are the first to greet a new day on earth. The day begins somewhere here and so does the night Picture from

Look at Athens Athens, Rome Rome and Paris Paris, the lights are already lit, meanwhile in London London, Lisbon Lisbon, Madrid Madrid and Reykiavik Reykiavik the sun is still visible. Looking south, we can see the Canary islands in the Atlantic ocean. It is still daytime, there.

France Paris Spain Madrid AFRICA Italy Rome England London Iceland Reykjavik Atlantic Ocean Greece Athens Portugal Lisbon Canary Islands EURO EUROPE

Atlantic Ocean NIGHT IS FALLING ON BRAZIL – SOUTH AMERICA

Salvador Belo Horizonte Rio de Janeiro Grande São Paulo Florianópolis Brasília NIGHT IS FALLING ON BRAZIL – SOUTH AMERICA AtlanticOcean

NIGHT IS FALLING ON NORTH AMERICA AtlanticOcean

Ottawa Mexico City Mexico Québec Montréal Boston New YorkPhiladelphia Washington These lights are Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington Canada Toronto Detroit Miami HavanaCuba Puerto Rico San Juan Houston Dallas It’s still daylight in California Port-au-PrinceHaiti Chicago

SPECTACLE from an orbiting satellite! WHAT A GREAT

Let’s take a closer look…

Water formations… T TT There, the countries meet…

Gibraltar Atlantic Ocean Morocco Spain MediterraneanSea France NORTH AFRICA Gibraltar straits Ceuta Algeria Strait of Gibraltar North Africa – South Europe EUROPE

North Africa Gibraltar Canary Islands Now look at a sandstorm leaving North Africa, south of Gibraltar and over the Canary Islands.

The Canary Islands Morocco NORTH AFRICA Gibraltar straits

The Black Sea

Turkey Istanbul Black Sea Azov Sea Bulgaria Romania Ukraine Russia Georgia

The Red Sea

The Nile Egypt Red Sea SaudiArabia Israel Jordan

Wonderful, isn ’ t it?? In order for your kids and grand kids to enjoy this spectacle as well… Please, pass this message on so everyone can be aware of the treasure we’re all standing on.