This nighttime photo of Antalya, Türkiye, caught by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station on September 17, 2022, showcases its urban structures, natural landscapes, and lively seaside lights.
Urban infrastructure and natural areas stand in sharp contrast during the night on the Mediterranean coast.
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this mesmerizing nighttime picture of the seaside Mediterranean city of Antalya, Türkiye. Nighttime photographs taken by astronauts give freely available and high-resolution imagery of Earth during the night, and the images are frequently utilized for research on light pollution and urbanization. The photos can mark fine information of cities, such as street layouts, suburban locations, and areas without lights.
Turkey embraced its official name, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, known in US English as the Republic of Turkey or more commonly as just Turkey, upon the statement of the republic on October 29, 1923. In 2021, by means of the UN, Turkey altered its spelling to Türkiye.
Found on the southern coast of Türkiye, Antalya is the biggest city in this view. The image contrasts brilliantly lit urban facilities versus natural locations and unilluminated parks, such as the pentagonal Zeytinpark and surrounding mountain forests. Human-made structures identifiable by lighting patterns consist of an airport, highways, roads, and shipping ports.
The Taurus Mountains border Antalya to the north and northwest, identifiable in this image as substantial dark locations with small settlements speckled throughout. Agriculture along the Aksu River represents the dark space between Antalya and Serik. The Aksu River drains of the Taurus Mountains, supplying water to the community and for watering horticulture crops, including peppers, tomatoes, and cucumbers.
Bright lights in white, blue-green, and purple shades line the coast between Antalya and Serik. These lights are connected with popular tourist locations like beaches and resorts. White and blue colors typically contrast with yellow tones in older cities as brilliant LED (light-emitting diode) lights replace warm-hued, high-pressure salt lighting. Astronaut photography has actually been used to track spectral modifications to city lights for numerous studies on environmental effects and human-related modifications around the world.
Astronaut photograph ISS067-E-372979 was obtained on September 17, 2022, with a Nikon D5 digital camera utilizing a focal length of 180 millimeters. It is provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations Facility and the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Johnson Space. The International Space Station Program supports the lab as part of the ISS National Lab to assist astronauts take photos of Earth that will be of the greatest value to researchers and the public, and to make those images freely available on the Internet.
Intense lights in white, blue-green, and purple colors line the coast in between Antalya and Serik. Astronaut photography has actually been utilized to track spectral changes to city lights for numerous research studies on environmental effects and human-related changes across the world.
Nighttime pictures taken by astronauts are a source of easily available and high-resolution imagery of Earth at night, and the images are often used for research on light pollution and urbanization. The photographs can delineate fine details of cities, such as street layouts, suburban locations, and locations without lights.