Current Location:
Section 16 (VS) -> Middle Shelf (VS16)
Location Notes:
IDC; Vertical Storage; Section 16; Middle Shelf

The Nighttime Lights of the World

Artwork
Identifier:
2013.70.34
Credit:
GVSU Collection Courtesy of NASA Images
Medium:
Digital Photograph
Date:
1994 – 1995
Dimensions:
Artworks - Height: 16 in Width: 20 in
Historical Context:
This image is actually a composite of hundreds of pictures made by the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP). The Nighttime Lights of the World data set is compiled from the October 1994 - March 1995 DMSP nighttime data collected when moonlight was low.