Satellite Pic Of India On Diwali

Reality behind the fake nasa image of diwali night in india from space on diwali night and the real image first of all let me wish all our readers a very healthy and wealthy diwali.

Satellite pic of india on diwali.

For those who know little about india diwali is a festival of lights which is celebrated across the length and breadth of the country by its 1 25 billion inhabitants. This image of india has been circulating on the internet for years. Nasa today released black and white satellite images of india this diwali night cautioning people against the fake image in circulation in social media circles. Prime minister modi who had had on friday urged people to turn off lights at their homes for nine minutes at 9 pm to display the country s collective resolve.

This is what india looked like from space in 2012. A picture of india on diwali taken from space by nasa has by now become a standing joke. Some claim it shows india during diwali but it doesn t. The real picture of india from space on diwali night was taken on november 12 2012 by the visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs on the suomi npp satellite.

A little digging quickly shows that this picture is not in fact a satellite photo of india on diwali but rather a composite image made with overflights from multiple years which leads to the. This is not an image of india taken by a nasa satellite on diwali night but a composite of satellite photos of india created by the national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa in 2003 to highlight population growth over time. India today anti fake news war room afwa has found the post to be misleading. This picture shows the.

Of course nasa s iconic and obviously fake satellite image of india celebrating diwali every year resurfaced on the internet. Yes it s a real satellite image but it s a composite with. If you are the lucky one during diwali every year the same message of nasa sharing visuals of india from space starts circulating with an image. Compared to the map of india s night lights above the following image from 2012 shows how populations and human settlements have grown over the years.

The photoshopped picture was circulated year after year but people are wise to it now.