NOAA/NASA satellite sees holiday lights brighten cities

Even from space, holidays shine bright. With a new look at daily data from the NOAA/NASA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite, a NASA scientist and colleagues have identified how patterns in nighttime light intensity change during major holiday seasons - Christmas and New Year's in the United States and the holy month of Ramadan in the Middle East.

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