2. Oh! The beautiful blue!

3. The following presentation is based on a slideshow circulating on the internet. It can also be found at sites such as http://www.slideshare.net/ http://www.slideshare.net/ and http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/asrar-431771-planet-earth-ourplanetearth- science-technology-ppt-powerpoint/ http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/asrar-431771-planet-earth-ourplanetearth- science-technology-ppt-powerpoint/ Some adaptations have been made for educational purposes The Earth from SolarEclipseThroughSp4, a NASA ppt presentation

4. NIGHT IS FALLING ON EARTH

5. 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 http://www.unitedearth4peace.org/files/earth_day_night.jpg

6. 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.

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

8. Atlantic Ocean NIGHT IS FALLING ON BRAZIL – SOUTH AMERICA

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

10. NIGHT IS FALLING ON NORTH AMERICA AtlanticOcean

11. 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

12. SPECTACLE from an orbiting satellite! WHAT A GREAT

13. Let’s take a closer look…

14. Water formations… T TT There, the countries meet…

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

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

17. The Canary Islands Morocco NORTH AFRICA Gibraltar straits

18. The Black Sea

19. Turkey Istanbul Black Sea Azov Sea Bulgaria Romania Ukraine Russia Georgia

20. The Red Sea

21. The Nile Egypt Red Sea SaudiArabia Israel Jordan

22. 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.