Putgolzin Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Have you guys seen those North America by Night photos from NASA or whatever? I've attached one here. So, I'm looking at it and cross-referencing Canadian and American cities just by where I figure they are located in relation to the brightest lights. And then I notice something - one of the biggest cities in the US is just south of Regina. But when I try to look that city up (because I can't think what it would be), there's absolutely nothing there. Maybe a couple of places as big as Abbotsford, but this city is probably three times the size of Vancouver based on the light. This obviously massive city doesn't exist. What is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Don't worry boys, that's just the bonfire me and some buddies had a couple nights ago. Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luongotv Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 1 minute ago, thejazz97 said: Don't worry boys, that's just the bonfire me and some buddies had a couple nights ago. Good times. Just out for a rip were you bud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Just now, luongotv said: Just out for a rip were you bud? eh fricken rights bud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 10 minutes ago, nzan said: Have you guys seen those North America by Night photos from NASA or whatever? I've attached one here. So, I'm looking at it and cross-referencing Canadian and American cities just by where I figure they are located in relation to the brightest lights. And then I notice something - one of the biggest cities in the US is just south of Regina. But when I try to look that city up (because I can't think what it would be), there's absolutely nothing there. Maybe a couple of places as big as Abbotsford, but this city is probably three times the size of Vancouver based on the light. This obviously massive city doesn't exist. What is it? Who cares! It's a pretty picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trek Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Whatever substance you are on, I think you've had enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Well they are setting a staging area in San Francisco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Uh, Denver? Boulder is right beside it so could account for the larger light pattern as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon45ca Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Best guess would be a combination of all the central cities in North Dakota, coupled with drilling operations in the Bakken Oilfields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chon derry Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 seems to be on the us border trumps wall building crew going around the clock know, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I want to know whats going on at that most northern blip light on the island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putgolzin Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 2 minutes ago, trek said: Whatever substance you are on, I think you've had enough. fair enough. but off to the right (and on Lake Michigan) there is a comparatively sized city...it's called Chicago. Denver is way further south (directly south) and about 1/4 the size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sestito Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 5 minutes ago, elvis15 said: Uh, Denver? Boulder is right beside it so could account for the larger light pattern as well. If you think Denver is located on the border, and that's the light pattern he's referring to, you're insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost_Viking Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 4 minutes ago, falcon45ca said: Best guess would be a combination of all the central cities in North Dakota, coupled with drilling operations in the Bakken Oilfields. My guess as well. Those night pics are curved and not necessarily rotated the same as a map would be. So the light cluster is likely farther south than it appears. Bismark is pretty darn close to that cluster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwags Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 18 minutes ago, thejazz97 said: eh fricken rights bud We cut our weight in firewood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Bakken Shale-Oil Drilling and Flaring Lights Up the Night Sky Our friends at NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center provided us with this very interesting satellite image composite of the upper Midwest, made from nighttime satellite images collected by the U.S. Air Force'sDefense Meteorological Satellite Program. State outlines are superimposed on the image: Multiyear composite (1992, 2000, 2010) of nighttime DMSP satellite images of the Midwestern United States. Image courtesy NGDC. Multiple cloud-free images collected over several years have been combined to make this picture: 1992 is shown in blue, 2000 in green, and 2010 in red. Places that had lots of light in all three years show up bright white (equal amounts of blue, green and red) -- that basically shows established cities and towns that haven't changed much over that time period. But whoa, check out that big patch of red in the northwest corner of North Dakota. That indicates an area of bright lights in 2010 that was dark in 2000 and 1992. What could this be? Here's a hint: a map showing the extent of the red-hot Bakken Shale oil-drilling boom that got underway a few years ago. Oil is being produced from the Bakken by drilling and hydraulically fracturing (yes, that's "fracking") long horizontal wells, the same approach that is driving new drilling for oil and natural gas in the Haynesville, Fayetteville, Barnett, Marcellus, Utica, Niobrara and other hydrocarbon-rich shale formations around the country: Wells drilled in the Bakken Shale, northwestern North Dakota - northeastern Montana. So why is this area all lit up at night? Well, the rigs and other facilities are highly illuminatedbecause drilling is a 24/7 proposition - time is money so there is no "down time." But there is another reason too: operators in this oil field are flaring off large quantities of natural gas. That's right, burning it off as a hazardous nuisance. Meanwhile some folks on the campaign trail and on Capitol Hill complain loudly that environmental rules and government policies are limiting industry's access to more public lands throughout America so they can drill for - you got it - natural gas. Despite the fact that industry is already sitting onthousands of approved drilling permits that remain idle, and millions of acres of leases they aren't developing. Yep, this makes my head hurt too. So sit back and watch this spectacular time-lapse video shot by astronauts on the International Space Station for another view of this lit-up drilling area from space. Go full screen for maximum enjoyment. Maybe the stunning aurora borealis and flashes of lightning will make the headache go away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Vanderhoek Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 ^ you found the info before me, nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpennyCanuck Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Its probably a work camp for all of the workers who are going to build a wall to keep us Canadians out of the US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamhuis Hip Check Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 31 minutes ago, Qwags said: We cut our weight in firewood. And eat our weight in kraft macaroni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Take Canada's Texas instead and I'll be happy with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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